Question

What was the overall effect of the civil rights movement on the economic status of African Americans by 1975?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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