<human>:  When did the Civil Rights Movement begin?
<bot>: The Civil Rights Movement began in the 1960s. It was a period of time in which African Americans were fighting for equal rights, and it ended with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act was passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The act outlawed racial discrimination in public places and government facilities, and provided the basis for the desegregation of schools, public transportation, and other public places.