1. Nelson Mandela
These groups dealt with the harsh laws and crimes that were committed against African Americans during the mid 1900's. ... With the murder of Emmett Till came about they effort to ban lynching, or hanging African American men by self proclaimed vigilantes, for petty crimes. ... Based in Atlanta, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was established with the goal of changing "the soul of America" through nonviolent resistance. ...
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