What was the overall effect of the civil rights movement on the economic status of african americans by 1975?

African Americans joined the Middle Class though a significant minority remained poor

Explanation:

African American were able to escape poverty thanks to the civil rights movement, the vast majority of them were poor before the victory of that movement. Roughly a third remained in ghettos and stuck in destitution.

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