This individual was an anti-apartheid activist who as a strong leader was brave, encouraging and challenging. ... Steve Biko, is widely seen as the greatest martyr of the anti-apartheid movement. ... It formed the heart of the Black Consciousness Movement. ... On 12 September 1977 at the age of thirty this great leader passed away due to brain damage. ... Bantu Steve Biko proved to be a strong leader, brave, encouraging and challenging....

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The Civil Rights movement was first and foremost a challenge to segregation. ... The Civil Rights Movement has also been called the Black Freedom Movement, the Negro Revolution, and the Second Reconstruction. There were three main tenets to the Civil Rights Movement, the Post Civil War Period, the Educational Period, and the Social Movement. ... The third tenet of the Civil Rights Movement was the Social Movement. ... Influenced by the philosophy of Malcolm X, the leader of the Nation of Islam, Black Power called for blac...

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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. ...

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The African American civil rights movement changed everything. This social movement looked to outlaw discrimination towards black Americans and obtain their right to vote. The movement did not turn to violence to get what they wanted, instead they demanded political and economic self-sufficiency. The movement was filled with major campaigns of civil resistance. ... Prince hall masons were leaders in the fight to abolish slavery and extend rights and also helped build social organizations for black Americans following the civil war. ...

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The source shows little improvement between these years and hence it does not prove that the movement was achieving. ... But if the success criteria of the movement were mainly to desegregate education, then this photo would prove that the barriers are beginning to be broken. This suggests that the movement is beginning to achieve something. Source C is an extract from Martin Luther King's 'Chaos or Community', although it is written by one of the leaders of the civil rights movement it gives a balanced picture by commenting on the successes of the sit-ins, 'freedom rides&...

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The Civil Rights Movement changed that. ... The Movement also brought about important non-legislative impact on the American people. ... Prior to the Movement, most Americans were oblivious to the problem of racism and prejudice. By exposing racial injustice and inequalities to the mass populace, civil rights leaders achieved what could perhaps not have been accomplished a few decades earlier: recognition. ... Although it occurs more often than overt racism, covert discrimination is hard to detect and is usually ignored by politicians and important political and social leaders. ...

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The grunge movement was the movement of anger, rage and distortion. Kurt Cobain was the true leader of this movement and made a generation of kids who were able to finally find a way to express their angst, through this music. ... In the 1960's the movement that was impacted most heavily and impacted music the most was the civil rights movement. ... The movement went from just pro-blacks to join together to make an anti war movement. ... The leaders of it (Kurt Cobain, Billie Holiday, Snoop Dogg, Biggie Smalls) all had very different genres from each other, but they did have something in...

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As a respected African church leader, Canon Burgess Carr of Liberia described the massacre at Sharpeville as: " the watershed which spurred the outpour of revolutionary struggle against white minority rule and colonialism throughout southern Africa." ... Early Monday morning, 21st of March 1960, Africans throughout the nation gathered within their towns at the request of Robert Sobukwe, the PAC leader, to protest against the pass laws. ... In 1963, Nkosi wrote the following about Robert Sobukwe and Sharpeville: "... a tall distinguished-looking African prisoner, a university instruct...

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A renaissance is a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity. ... Several factors laid the foundation for the Harlem Renaissance movement. ... The impact of the New Negro Movement was enormous. ... Alain LeRoy Locke was considered the leader and chief interpreter of the Harlem Renaissance. ... He sought to destroy commonly held myths through his writings and by identifying, selecting and promoting a talented group of well-educated African-Americans to become leaders and role models in their communities. ...

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While in London Garvey meet up with pan African movement leaders and other black freedom leaders. The leaders taught him about the rich history of the race. ... It was also a time for political awakening in the Africa and the Caribbean, to which marcus encouraged the export of his movement. ... Many modern Caribbean nationalist leaders have acknowledged the importance of Garveyism in their own careers, including T. ... After reading about Marcus Garvey and the movement, I believe he was a hero. ...

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TITLE From Anti-slavery Sentiment to Eradication; Reasons for the Abolition of Enslavement From the Missouri Compromise to the Emancipation Declaration SUMMARY The drive to end slavery gradually became the dominant American reform movement from 1820-1863. ... There, he became the leader of antislavery guerillas and fought a proslavery attack against the antislavery town of Lawrence. ...

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The thought of reparations has existed since the end of slavery in the United States; however the movement has not progressed until recently. The African Reparations Movement is the leader for this argument, they believe that the country of Africa should receive reparations for slavery. ... (Parker 3) "The Civil Rights movement defeated many of the "external enemies of black progress" but it is now time for a movement to defeat their internal enemies" (Parker 3). ... Because people do not understand reparations, the reparations movement will not progress. Much like myself before I did my ...

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Intro The civil rights movement was during times in which both men and women were being discriminated by the way they looked and what color they were. ... During that time from 1954 to 1991 there were many influential civil rights leaders who have lessened discrimination in the United States. ... Malcolm X was a militant black leader in the United States during the civil rights movement. ... While in prison, his brother Reginald visited him and told him of the nation of Islam, and the teachings of the leader and prophet Elijah Muhammad. ... He meet with many African leaders, and left an imp...

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Langston Hughes Langston Hughes was famous for his poetry, which helped to fuel the civil rights movement. ... His significance was shown when he became one of the leaders of a movement, called the Harlem Renaissance. ... He inspired many people during the civil rights movement and he gave hope to others with his unique perspective. ... He and many others was the spark that ignited the flame of the civil rights movement and the Harlem Renaissance. ...

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Malcolm X was a unique militant leader of the oppressed black race whose life is still remembered today. ... While in prison, he learned about the Nation of Islam's leader, Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad was a radical leader who "encouraged hostility towards whites by African Americans" (Myers). ... Malcolm X later became the Nation of Islam's most prominent leader. ... Two of the Civil Rights Movement's most important leaders, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, have many similarities and differences. ...

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His experiences at Fisk changed his life, and he discovered his fate as a leader of the black struggle to free his people from oppression. ... Du Bois then formed the Niagara Movement, and in 1909, was a vital part in establishing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. ... He became the most important black protest leader of the first half of the 20th century. ... Du Bois criticism lead to a branching out of the black civil rights movement, Booker's conservative followers, and a radical following of his critics. Du Bois had established the Black Nationalism that w...

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This is shown best by the great differences in methods used by the African American leaders Booker T. ... Washington was an educator as well as a reformer, and the most influential African American leader of his time. ... DuBois helped found a civil rights protest organization called the Niagara Movement. ... These two leaders, on the other hand, had many similarities as well. ... He also later in his speech gives another reference to John Brown and tries to depict a non-violent movement in saying, "We (Niagara Movement) do not believe in violence But we do believe in John Brown, in that inc...

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Working diligently with great, influential black leaders, Robinson and the group she led help organized a boycott that started a civil rights movement that would last a decade. ... "[ Stride Toward Freedom, p.78] Many believe that the arrest of Rosa Parks is what started the Montgomery bus boycott and the movement for civil rights, however, contrary to popular belief, it was not. ... Blacks were ready to protest, however they needed something to spark the movement. ... Black leaders were thrown in jail, fined and harassed up until their case reached the Supreme Court were segregation was ...

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Assata Assata was a leader in the Black Liberation movement in the United States. ... She later became a Black Liberation Army (BLA) leader in the early '70s. ... The government wanted to "criminalize black nationalist organizations and their leaders."" ... While she was in college, she became interested in the black power movement. ... In college, JoAnne became interested in the Civil Rights Movement. ...

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Grassroots is defined as "the ordinary people in an organization, rather than the leaders" by the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, 2001 edition. ... This movement was led mainly by women, "That this was a grassroots struggle organized largely by local women-with the most charismatic leader being a woman-does not fit with prevalent conceptions of what the black freedom struggle looked like." ... The media chose to mainly portray the whites who were against busing and integration and downplayed the pro-desegregation movement. ... Bates shows how grassroots influenced the March on Wash...

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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)...

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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)...

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Currently, affirmative action may be said to be a child of the civil right's movement, which began with Mr. ... Although the program was first initiated for positive purposes, any new form of movement, which involves favouritism of a certain race, comes along with the glaring eyes of a distrustful nation. ... The Bakke decision further reinforced the thriving white opposition to "reverse discrimination", but did not weaken the strength of the affirmative action movement. "You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying, now you are free to go where you ...

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A leader of the Black arts movement, Baraka's numerous plays, poems, and essays inspired a generation of black folks to stand up because it was nation time (black Nation). ... Baraka dominated the black Arts movement in the late 1960's both as a theorist and artist. ... The Black Art movement was not only important to the Black National movement, but for other minority's art movements. ... Amiri Baraka was the leader of this movement. ... While Harlem Amiri was considered to be the leader if the Black arts movement. ...

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To understand Langston Hughes, the reader must first understand the time-period he wrote in, and the movement he was a part of. ... Through this movement the voice of African Americans began to be heard and many opportunities were gained. Leaders such as Langston Hughes viewed the rut that African Americans as an opportunity for a change or a Renaissance. ... Addressed by the author, " Hughes was a pioneer in the poetry-to-jazz movement, perhaps the father of it" (Logan 332). ... People like Langston Hughes paved the way for leaders such as Dr. ...

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