The Civil Rights Movement Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks; Two well-known people involved in the Civil Rights Movement. ... The movement overturned Jim Crow Laws, which divided whites and blacks. ... Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the great leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. ... The civil rights movement was a struggle, which led to many protests. ... Some leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr. helped to bring people together in love and harmony, helping to make all people equal. ...

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The Civil Rights Movement is the movement of the 1950's and 1960's to win equal rights for all African Americans. ... After the war, more movement toward equality was made. ... It was around the time that Martin Luther King Jr. became a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. ... The Civil Rights Movement had a big and lasting impact on the U.S society. ... In the United States, the most outstanding theoretician and practitioner of Civil Disobedience was Civil Rights leader Dr. ...

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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,...

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The Safety of African Americans During The Civil Rights Movement: From A Literary Perspective There are many literary works that address the violence associated with the civil rights movement. ... In " Ballad of Birmingham", Randall illustrates the terrible state of society during the Civil Rights Movement. ... Most American readers are familiar with the Civil Rights Movement and know many blacks were killed by racist whites. ... The child represents the innocent people who were killed in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. ... The daughter is obviously motivated by the Civ...

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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. ...

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During these times, African Americans and other Americans led an organized and strong movement to fight for racial equality. The movement often met with strong opposition, such as in Birmingham, Alabama, where police sprayed protestors with high pressure fire hoses. ... The leaders of the African American community, including many ministers, formed the Montgomery Improvement Association to organize a boycott. ... The boycott proved to the world that common African Americans could unite and organize a successful protest movement. ... The Civil Rights movement was remarkably suc...

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As prominent Baptist minister in Montgomery, Alabama, Martin Luther King Jr. became a well-known and effective social activist, beginning the process of leading a revolutionary civil rights movement that extended across America.... His impressive ability to excite and motivate others to join his cause played an important role in the success of the the civil rights movement - culminating in the end of legal segregation in the South as well as many other areas of the United States (T,Booker). ... King traveled the country making speeches and inspiring people to become involved in the Civil Right...

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Servosse fights for the rights of the newly freed blacks and is an activist in the anti-slavery movement in the south. ... Servosse was a civil rights leader who fought a fight that was almost impossible to win. ... This quote shows that he was fighting for the newly freed slaves in the south and why he faced so much trouble from reconstruction leaders in these southern areas. ...

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DuBois was more of take action kind of leader. W.E.B Du Bois with other African American leaders held a conference in Niagara Falls. ... All throughout the Progressive Movement, the plight of African Americans were ignored. ... Leaders like Booker T. ...

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The Ku Klux Klan was started as an underground terrorist group against the civil rights movement that freed the slaves after the Civil War. ... Nathan Forrest was the first Grand Wizard or head leader of the KKK. He was an ex-cavalry leader in the Civil War. ... A few months later Nathan Forrest resigned from being the Grand Wizard leaving the KKK without a leader. ... When David Stephens a Klan leader was convicted of second degree murder, and evidence was brought up showing corruption with other Klan leaders such as the governor of Indiana and the mayor of Indianapolis the membership plun...

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The Ku Klux Klan was started as an underground terrorist group against the civil rights movement that freed the slaves after the Civil War. ... Nathan Forrest was the first Grand Wizard or head leader of the KKK. He was an ex-cavalry leader in the Civil War. ... A few months later Nathan Forrest resigned from being the Grand Wizard leaving the KKK without a leader. ... When David Stephens a Klan leader was convicted of second degree murder, and evidence was brought up showing corruption with other Klan leaders such as the governor of Indiana and the mayor of Indianapolis the membership plun...

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The book portrays her fight from when she was a small child on a plantation farm until she became a great civil rights leader in Mississippi. ... It shows life in a Mississippi town during the civil rights movement of the 1940's and 1950's. ...

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The original leaders of the Klan were well educated and well mannered. ... The Klan also directed most of their attention towards the reconstruction's leaders. The leaders of the reconstruction mostly consisted of white Republicans that held important roles in the local governments. ... The black and white voters would be threatened, beaten, or even killed because of their support of the movement (Ku Klux Klan 1). ...

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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. ...

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History is made up of significant events that shape our future, and leaders who influence our destiny. Martin Luther King launched the American Civil Rights movement in the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott as the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association. ... (King p. 23) The Civil Rights movement, led by the SCLC, began to first use martyrdom as a legitimate tool in 1963. ... (King p. 86) The introduction brought a new outlook and a new energy to the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham. ... The Civil Rights movement was brought once again to National attention w...

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Why We Can't Wait History is made up of significant events that shape our future, and leaders who influence our destiny. Martin Luther King launched the American Civil Rights movement in the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott as the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association. ... (King p. 23) The Civil Rights movement, led by the SCLC, began to first use martyrdom as a legitimate tool in 1963. ... (King p. 86) The introduction brought a new outlook and a new energy to the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham. ... The Civil Rights movement was brought once ...

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History is made up of significant events that shape our future, and leaders who influence our destiny. Martin Luther King launched the American Civil Rights movement in the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott as the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association. ... (King p. 23) The Civil Rights movement, led by the SCLC, began to first use martyrdom as a legitimate tool in 1963. ... (King p. 86) The introduction brought a new outlook and a new energy to the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham. ... The Civil Rights movement was brought once again to National attention w...

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Ren stepped up and became the "leader" of the teenagers, representing Martin Luther King Jr. who was the leader of the African Americans in their protest for civil rights. ... In Footloose the parents relate to the white people in the civil rights movement. ... He was the leader of the teenagers. ... He was the leader of the African Americans. ... A bunch of the teenagers got together, with Ren as the leader, to try to get a senior prom. ...

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In the 1920's, the movement of people was toward cities. b. ... Under the progressive leadership of Roosevelt and Wilson, the federal government had passed laws to break monopolies, protect workers, and restrict the absolute freedom of business leaders. d. ... Coolidge admired productive business leaders. b. ... The most prominent new African American leader to emerge in the 1920's was Marcus Garvey. b. ... Although Garvey's movement died, his ideas did not fade. ...

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Although they were a thorn in the black's side they fell in power when a KKK leader was jailed for the rape and torture of a young black woman. ... Blacks were also forced to live in the "ghettos" of cities.The northern states of the U.S.A still suffered from racism and segregation but not on the level of the South states.The Civil rights movement made a big leap forward when the Government made segregation illegal and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.These 2 events gave the Civil Rights 2 stepping stones towards the Civil Rights they so badly wanted. ...

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He was a great leader during the period of segregation. ... In the bible Moses was a leader who was the voice of the people. ... He went to government leaders and went against dominant groups and told to desegregate. ... This group but legal movement to the black community. ... The positive things that came out of segregation was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a great leader Dr. ...

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Within the midst of this large gap of ethical leaders, was a man who led a revolution. ... During his period at Crozer, King excelled as both a student, and a leader, being elected president to a predominately white graduating class. ... King donated the $54 123.00 cash prize that accompanied the Nobel peace prize to the civil rights movement. ...

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Forrest was their leader, a former Confederate General. ... They would rape black women, burn crosses, whip well-known black leaders, and ransack home which blacks lived in. ... Shady local governments and law enforcements only worsened the situation; however, in the 1950's blacks started a Civil Rights Movement. ...

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This was the beginning of the secessionist's convention and Mary's husband James was to be at the forefront of the movement. ... But to Mary, it is her James that is the true leader of the night's events. ... She no doubt had the eyes and ears of the leaders of the confederacy even in their times of desperation. ...

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Their elected Grand Wizard, or leader, was a former Confederate general, Nathan Bedford Forrest. ... With continued corruption by some of its main leaders, membership fell to about 30,000. ... In 1950, the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement resulted in the revival of the KKK organizations. ...

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