The civil rights movement of the 1950s–1960s was most successful in eliminating but was far less successful in eliminating de jure discrimination; de facto discrimination de facto discrimination; de jure discrimination economic differences among the races; political differences among the races differences in levels of educational attainment among the races; differences in levels of social attainment among the races underrepresentation of african americans among office holders; underrepresentation of african americans in the professions