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    The Civil Rights Movement was the national effort made by African Americans to get rid of segregation and get the same rights as a white person. One of the first events during the movements was the boycott of the city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. On December 1, 1955 a woman named Rosa Parks was on a bus on her way home from a long day from work when refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. The city of Montgomery law required that all African American passengers were to give up their

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    black American leaders of all time were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X. These powerful men brought hope to African Americans as they both shared the same dream of equality for their people. They preached the same message about black empowerment in the midst of the hatred that surrounded them, the tactics they implied to make these dreams a reality were not the same because these civil rights leaders had different views on civil rights. The major difference between the two civil rights leaders

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    what was right and never backed down under any circumstances, even if it mean death. Malcolm X was a human rights activist and an American Minister (Teaching American History). He was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, in poverty and he died at age of 39 on February 21, 1965 in Washington Heights, New York city as an icon. His story is truly inspiring and anyone who knows one thing about him is familiar with his extreme bravery (Carson, Clayborne). He was not only a powerful civil rights leader

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    handling various situations. Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist leader and spokesperson during the Civil Rights Movement until his assassination that left a remarkable impact on individuals through his actions. On the other hand, Malcolm X is one of the well-known African Americans in history who advocated for the rights of blacks and encouraged many to speak against the oppression of whites. Both of these individuals where activist who through their actions wanted to make the public aware of

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    Delano Roosevelt monument. It honors the year of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it became a law. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a pastor, an activist, and a leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He had a huge impact in the Civil Rights Movement for African-Americans and for people all over the world. He was known for promoting nonviolent protest, inspired by Ghandi. Mr. King is now a heroic figure to modern American liberalism. On the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and

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    In my Women studies class student were tasked to create a presentation in regards to women who helped propel the civil rights movement, My first choice was Maya Angelou and second choice was Oprah Winfrey, luckily I got my first choice, Before I begin my paper about the life of Maya Angelou I must say that she is one of the most inspiring g women in the civil rights movement and she overcame so much strife and triumphed. Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson on April 4, 1928.Her parents

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    raise awareness about continuing difficulties that African Americans faced everyday even a century after they were emancipated. This protest is where King made is very important and iconic I Have A Dream speech. There was a march on Washington planned twenty years prior to the one King lead by a man named A. Philip Randolph. Randolph was the head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. This march was to protest the exclusion of African Americans from World War 2 defense jobs and New Deal programs

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    Quincy Taylor Prd 2 Mr.Barger Compare/Contrast Essay Maya Angelou and Pam Munoz Ryan are two very amazing people that have many skills.Maya Angelou was a great american poet, civil rights activist and a singer.She was also good at writing autobiographies, she wrote seven of them.Pam Munoz Ryan was also a leader as she wrote poems for children and adults.Her poems were very powerful because she inspired many people. There are some similarities that

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    Rosa Parks Research Paper

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    Rosa Parks Some call her the mother of the American Civil Rights movement. You might know Rosa Parks as the African American woman who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery Alabama one afternoon, but there are many other things Rosa contributed to as a Civil Rights activists. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born on February 4th, 1913 in the city and state of Tuskegee Alabama. Life for African Americans like Rosa in the Deep South of the United States was tough

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    Has someone ever told you that you were not allowed to do something that others had the right to? Maybe it was your parents, your boss, the government, but you thought you had just enough right as anyone else did? Well, during the 1960’s not everyone had the same rights. During the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans were fighting for equality. They didn’t want “separate but equal” they wanted full equality for their people. This caused many riots throughout the US. When we look at riots we

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