While the aforementioned events set the foreground for the modern Civil Rights Movement, the catalyst of the Movement involved two events, which both took place in 1955: the murder of Emmett Till in August, and Rosa Parks" arrest in December. ... Because of the grounds on which Rosa Parks was arrested, several prominent leaders of the black community organized a boycott of the Montgomery public transportation system as a means of protesting the city's segregation laws. ... Ralph Abernathy formed the SCLC, which was a key element in the modern Civil Rights Movement. ... They hoped to dr...

• Word Count: 1230
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ralph Abernathy Ralph Abernathy was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. ... During the movement he supported and was a leader of nonviolence as a means to social change. ... During the Civil Rights movement, Abernathy was a treasurer and vice president in the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference). ... In support of the nonviolence approach, Abernathy was a leader in the Poor People's Campaign on Washington D.C. after Martin Luther King Jr.'... In 1977 Abernathy turned away from the Civil Rights Movement scene as he retired from the SCLC. ...

• Word Count: 264
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

Because of the changes in segregation there were more successful musicians due to the Civil Rights movement. ... The Civil Rights Movement also changed the way people treated women. ... Women were also denied basic rights before the Civil Rights Movement, like voting and getting a job. ... He was also one of the greatest civil rights leaders and inspired both black and white people. ... The Civil Rights Movement had a big effect on the cultural changes in the 1960's. ...

• Word Count: 981
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Not just any kind of movement, but a movement that would see victories as well as violence and death. That movement was the Civil Rights Movement. ... The movement had its share of leaders, events, and strategies that helped to reach its' goals. ... They took the advice of nonviolence from a great leader named Martin Luther King Jr. ... There were many leaders who helped contribute to the success of the civil rights movement. ...

• Word Count: 845
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The protests that closely followed uncovered, arguably the greatest activist leader African Americans had ever seen. ... Kennedy was assassinated, he was a strong supporter of the Civil Rights Movement and this may have contributed to the reasons why he was assassinated. ... Although his death marked the end of a great leader, others are still carrying on his "Dream-. ... She not only changed the way of life for those black people in Montgomery but set the wheels in motion for the huge Civil Rights Movement which followed. ... Montgomery Bus Boycott' In unknown textbook,...

• Word Count: 673
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Civil Rights Movement Many events happened during the Civil Rights Movement. ... The Civil Rights Movement occurred during the late 1950s to the early 1960s. ... African American leaders organized the March on Washington D.C. to build support for the civil right movement. ... The march was to testify the long struggle in the Civil Rights Movement. ... The years 1955 through 1963 marked the Civil Rights Movement. ...

• Word Count: 1055
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Most white Americans wanted to stay uninvolved because the civil rights movement was portrayed as an "unholy- mess. ... However, many local black leaders opposed King's intervention. ... The local Birmingham papers tried to suppress the movement by putting the stories of Birmingham within the paper. ... It was one of the most pivotal moments in the American civil rights movement. ... He tells the leaders of the community that he wanted change but was unwilling to use violence because when violence is present there is an absence of love. ...

• Word Count: 3098
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

He campaigned tirelessly for Civil Rights long before anyone else, and was truly a founder of the civil rights movement. ... James Earl Jones played the role of the Reverend Vernon Johns, as the leader of a black congregation in Montgomery in the early 1950s. Vernon was one of the earliest voices in the Civil Rights Movement. ...

• Word Count: 318
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

He and other African-American community leaders felt a protest of some kind was needed. ... King went on to lead the Civil Rights Movement on other issues in other cities. ... The blacks had won a major victory in the civil rights movement. ... Parks became a leader and member of many movements and groups. ... Her response to being called "the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" is modest. ...

• Word Count: 1975
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Since King was exposed to the Du Bois style of the civil rights movement this could be the reason for trying to get the white people to help his cause. ... King's father was also involved in the civil rights movement. ... Local black leaders then asked King if he would be the new leader of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). ... In part of the speech he contrasted the "Negro Revolution- of the people of the civil rights movement and, his belief in the, "Black Revolution."" ... King was arrested in Selma Alabama, for protesting X went there to help the voting movement (Cone)...

• Word Count: 1782
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Since King was exposed to the Du Bois style of the civil rights movement this could be the reason for trying to get the white people to help his cause. ... King's father was also involved in the civil rights movement. ... Local black leaders then asked King if he would be the new leader of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). ... In part of the speech he contrasted the "Negro Revolution- of the people of the civil rights movement and, his belief in the, "Black Revolution."" ... King was arrested in Selma Alabama, for protesting X went there to help the voting movement (Cone)...

• Word Count: 1781
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Martin Luther King Jr. was the fuel behind the American Civil Rights Movement and without him relentlessly driving for desegregation; it's hard to say where we would be at socially in our country today. ... " All in all, King was a very influential leader during the Civil Rights Movement. ...

• Word Count: 892
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Everyday Use Everyday Use is a story about a poor African American family during the Civil Rights Movement. ... With the prominent black leaders during this time, blacks were able to have a different outlook on life. ... The African American community had their first real leaders, but some still did not know anything about these men. ...

• Word Count: 609
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Her protest sparked a growing movement to desegregate public transportation and marked a historic turning point in the African American battle for civil rights. ... The both of them were definitely leaders and not followers even though, Rosa Parks was inspired by the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. ...

• Word Count: 558
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Rosa Parks, the "Mother of The Civil Rights Movement", is one of the most important citizens of the 20th century. ... In spite of all these difficulties, he emerged as a Negro leader of the first rank. ... During his seven-year prison sentence Malcolm studied the teachings of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad and was converted to the Black Muslim faith. ... Because he advocated the use of violence (for self-protection) and appeared to many to be a fanatic, most civil-rights leaders, who emphasized nonviolent resistance to racial injustice, rejected his leadership. ...

• Word Count: 990
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Rosa Parks, the "Mother of The Civil Rights Movement", is one of the most important citizens of the 20th century. ... In spite of all these difficulties, he emerged as a Negro leader of the first rank. ... During his seven-year prison sentence Malcolm studied the teachings of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad and was converted to the Black Muslim faith. ... Because he advocated the use of violence (for self-protection) and appeared to many to be a fanatic, most civil-rights leaders, who emphasized nonviolent resistance to racial injustice, rejected his leadership. ...

• Word Count: 975
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Both are synonymous with black and equal rights and the civil rights movement of the 1950's and early 60's. ... Influenced By Mahatma Gandhi and the victory Gandhi gained with his non-violent civil disobedience policy, Martin as an African American leader, urged his people to act in a civil well mannered way; but to resist oppression, a hybrid method of "fighting back the system" while showing that African Americans can have eloquence and defy violent negative stereotypes; he called it nonviolent resistance. ... With the gift of commentary and the power to influence and mov...

• Word Count: 1170
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Some altogether different like Martin Luther King Jr. are born to be revolutionary leaders. ... The first example of non-violent protest was the Montgomery Movement and the boycott of the buses. ... Parks, to boycott the buses proceeded to organise a meeting of all the civic leaders of different Negro communities at his church to discuss the details of the boycott thus forming the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). ... What followed would affirm what a great leader King was to become. ... White supremacists reacted violently, bombing King's and several other leaders houses, however...

• Word Count: 3793
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School