vice chairman in the Democratic Socialists of America Martin Luther King Jr. - Leader of many boycotts and peace marches Montgomery Bus Boycotts 1955‚ founder of Southern Christian Leadership Conference‚ winner of Nobel Peace Prize through non-violence movements‚ only African American with his own official day John Lewis – lead numerous marches for equality (particularly Selma to Montgomery)‚ founded Mississippi Freedom Schools‚ Original Freedom Rider Malcolm X – Muslim‚ founder of Muslim Mosque Inc
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countries‚ and most of these movements did not achieve or fully achieve their objectives. In the later years‚ of the civil rights movement many cases took a sharp turn. Martin Luther King played a huge part in it‚ from events like :the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ to Selma‚ to the March on Washington. During the civil rights movement‚ Martin Luther King Jr. captured the attention of the nation with his philosophy and commitment to the method of nonviolent resistance. According to Dr. King‚ nonviolence
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a threat to justice. He led marches‚ sit ins‚ and multiple non-violent protests trying to make a change‚ building followers of all races. Many people would say that those events ended in violence such as the Selma to Montgomery marches and even Dr. King’s assassination; it lit a flame and united races somewhat to go for the common goal‚ equality. He and his followers set the status quo for peaceful protesting groups like the Black Lives Matter movement who leads marches and sit-ins all around the
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in the United States through the use of nonviolent resistance and nonviolent civil disobedience against Jim Crow laws and other forms of legalized discrimination. King participated in and led marches for the right to vote‚ desegregation‚ labor rights‚ and other civil rights. He oversaw the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and later became
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The nonviolent approach to the movement was upheld in the South to set a moral tone for the movement‚ (Wehr‚ 1968‚ p. 67). Examples of nonviolent protests can include the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ the Greensboro sit-in‚ the March from Selma to Montgomery‚ and many more demonstrations utilized in the Civil Rights Movement‚ (Wehr‚ 1968‚ p. 74). This was because it was felt that if the movement remained nonviolent‚ the Civil Rights Movement would appeal to more people
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The 1960s and 1970s were characterized by turmoil. During this era‚ civil rights were the major issue in the United States of America‚ and George Corley Wallace Jr. had a great role. Black people were looking for Civil Rights‚ and they wanted to get rid of segregation from the United States of America. However‚ this ideas were opposed by George Wallace. George C. Wallace was born on August 25‚ 1919‚ in Clio‚ Alabama. His father was a farmer and his mother was an orphan; he did not grow up in a wealthy
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took many actions to achieve civil rights. One of the most famous protests was the Montgomery Bus Boycott which started because Rosa Parks got on a bus in Montgomery and she was asked to give up her seat for a white person and when she refused‚ she got arrested (www.biography.com). After she was arrested‚ the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
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stand against racism and tried to defeat it. One of the many ways he took a stand against racism was he walked with many civil rights activists and many people who just wanted to stand up for what they believe‚ During the march from Selma‚ Alabama to the Capitol‚ Montgomery‚ Alabama civil rights activist walked 54 miles to show millions of people they were not going to let anything stand in their way to get segregation abolished. Another stand King made was the Birmingham Campaign in which he and many
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contribution to society was the message of equality without violence. He orchestrated peaceful marches and sit ins for protestors. Not only did he orchestrate but he participated‚ as well as going to jail for standing up for equal and civil rights. Dr. King organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ when Rosa Parks was jailed for sitting in the white section of the bus. He also organized the March on Selma to support sanitation workers that were on strike for unfair treatment. After Dr. King’s epic
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could not be more than three people at a time in a public gathering. This made it so big groups of people could not meet. This is when the campaign started and by 1965 in the month of February there had been over three thousand arrests due to the marches. Selma is a good example of the method of white control. In Albany and Danville the legalistic method worked. In these SCLC campaigns legal means were also used. This article showed two different aspects of control of the civil rights protest. The
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