As many already know, Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader for the black people of America. "American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner, one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement and a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest."1 King was a leader during the 1950's and the 1960's. ... King was a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement."4 On December 5, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to obey the city of Montgomery rules mandating segregation on buses. ... He was arrested thirty times for participating in activities of the civil rights activists. ... "...

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After nearly two centuries of discrimination, African Americans took their first steps in achieving racial equality through the Civil Rights movement of the mid 50's and early 60's. Revolutionary incidents like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the march on Washington were just a few of the major catalysts in what is known today as the greatest civil rights movement of all time. ... X is falsely reporting that his people care enough to rise with the African-Americans in this revolution that Malcolm X talks about. ... Malcolm X does not know this for a fact, but assumes that this will h...

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