~Early 1955 - This was when John had first heard the powerful voice of Martin Luther King Jr., a young minister from Atlanta, preaching (with social gospel) about the problems of right then, which John seemed to think was the most important thing for society. ... ~Another organization was formed, this time in the "60s, created by students. ... When the members finally did decide to elect leaders, the organization fell apart at it's very roots. ... Even though they were practically banned, elections came about in these organizations, making some uncomfortable or forced to leave. ... Both ...

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During the movement he supported and was a leader of nonviolence as a means to social change. ... His most important attribution to the Civil Rights movement was the strong persuasion of nonviolence and excellent organization of the bus boycott in Montgomery. ... An advocate of nonviolence as a means to social change, he led the Poor People's Campaign on Washington, D.C., after King's death. ...

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Forty years ago, this social nightmare rang true across America because of the Jim Crow Laws. ... Despite their differences, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X brought about great social changes in the United States. ... He was involved in several organizations including the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). These organizations were both nonviolent in thought and principle. ... Malcolm X was involved in more violent organizations including the legendary Black Panthers and the Black Muslims. ...

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Even after the Civil War ended, they were still required to fight for educational, social, and political equality. ... There were also continuing efforts to gain social acceptance and legal rights through the courts. ... The end of the Civil War, which brought about these Amendments, was the legal end to slavery in the United States, but it would be a long and difficult battle before those rights became a social custom in America. ... Black organizations such as the NAACP worked to keep the case in the news to make an example of Southern racism. ... Supporting President Kennedy's prop...

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He effectively expressed the demands of African Americans for social justice. ... The African Americans formed an organization to run the Boycott and Martin Luther King was elected President. The leaders of the organization urged blacks to refuse to use the cities buses; this eventually led to supreme courts decision outlawing discrimination in public transport after a year of boycotting. ...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), Clergyman and Civil Rights leader, was president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, the organization that directed the boycott against segregated bus line. ... In my opinion, if each country has justice for everyone, it would help people get rights to participate in social activities. ...

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The idea of race is part of the reason why African Americans and Mexican Americans struggled to be included and treated equally, socially and politically. One may argue that race is determined biologically, but, in fact, it is socially constructed. ... Segregation played a role in the inequality of African Americans and Mexican Americans which also made it extremely difficult for these racial groups to be included and treated equally, socially and politically. ... Plenty of organizations throughout the southwest were established, focusing on equal economic opportunities as well as fighting a...

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Inspired by the conviction that nonviolence and peaceful protest could abolish social injustice, he fought hard to gain the freedoms every living person is entitled to. ... The Montgomery experience taught blacks the power of organization and peaceful protesting. ... This organization was formed to carry on civil rights activities in the South. ...

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Political organizations can serve as catalysts for one's beliefs; our generation comes from a proud line of activists: from the civil rights movement to the Vietnam draft protests, when the status quo tastes wrong to us, we mobilize. ... These individuals sustain America as a place where political reform meets social evolution; it is this that constitutes the greatest challenge of every American: to be as these men were. ...

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We are the ones that keep organizations such as the Klu Klux Klan alive. If we would open our eyes and see that we have the chance to finally fulfill Kings Dream, if we choose not to accept social norms, and decide for ourselves how we feel for everyone. ...

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When he went to India in 1959, he studied Gandhi's principle of "Satyagraha" or nonviolent persuasion, which he planned to use for his social protests. ... Despite all of this, racism remains in the minds of people, and hate crimes as well as white supremacist organizations still exist. ...

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Political organizations can serve as catalysts for one's beliefs; our generation comes from a proud line of activists: from the civil rights movement to the Vietnam draft protests, when the status quo tastes wrong to us, we mobilize. ... These individuals sustain America as a place where political reform meets social evolution; it is this that constitutes the greatest challenge of every American: to be as these men were. ...

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Political organizations can serve as catalysts for one's beliefs; our generation comes from a proud line of activists: from the civil rights movement to the Vietnam draft protests, when the status quo tastes wrong to us, we mobilize. ... These individuals sustain America as a place where political reform meets social evolution; it is this that constitutes the greatest challenge of every American: to be as these men were. ...

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Political organizations can serve as catalysts for one's beliefs; our generation comes from a proud line of activists: from the civil rights movement to the Vietnam draft protests, when the status quo tastes wrong to us, we mobilize. ... These individuals sustain America as a place where political reform meets social evolution; it is this that constitutes the greatest challenge of every American: to be as these men were. ...

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Although both of them would collide when it came to their ideologies, and suggestions on what the African American communities should do to overcome the tyranny of oppression that came about from the racial resentment in America and an unjust system; they both aimed for the same ambitions: Racial integration, equality, and building a sustainable, and accepting society were future generations of African Americans can live in peace without discrimination and contribute to society, where they can fully function and operate as equals to those of light skin, both financially and socially. ... Malc...

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