Preferred label
Civil rights
Alternative labels
Civil rights movements
Freedom from discrimination
Rights, Civil
Broader term
Civil liberties
Narrower terms
Children's rights
Employee rights
Gay rights
Veterans' rights
Women's rights
Related terms
Abolition movement
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights leaders
Discrimination
Integration
Legal aid
Minorities
Segregation
Slavery
Scope note
Search also under the subdivision --CIVIL RIGHTS used with names of ethnic, racial, and regional groups and classes of persons (Appendix A).
Editorial note
Used in a note under CIVIL LIBERTIES and CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS.
Change note
Formerly TGMI term.