African Americans continued to press in the 1950s and 1960s to end disenfranchisement and segregation in the state through the civil rights movement, including legal challenges.
ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz kəntˈɪnjuːd tə pɹˈɛs ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z tʊ ˈɛnd dˌɪsɛnfɹˈæntʃaɪzmənt ænd sˌɛɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃən ɪnðə stˈeɪt θɹuː ðə sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts mˈuːvmənt, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ lˈiːɡəl tʃˈælɪndʒᵻz.