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    accomplished a great deal in the thirteen years he worked for civil rights and equality for all. In 1954 he ws the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery‚ Alabama. He was also a member of the executive committee of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). 1955 saw him as spokesperson for the Montgomery Bus Boycott that lasted 381 days. At the end of the boycott the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that "racial segregation in transportation was unconstitional."

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    An example was the Selma Campaign in 1965‚ which became a significant campaign. Marches from Selma to Montgomery‚ which had been banned by the Federal Court‚ was led by Martin Luther King. On one march the marchers were met by State Troops and so King led them in prayer and marched them back to Selma. This cost the support of many King’s younger supporters‚ but the Selma Campaign was still a success. This led to the introduction of the Voters’

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    an afrikan American woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man . here is when the Montgomery bus boycott takes place ‚ it was planned by Nixon and led by King ‚ it lasted 385 days and the situation became so tense that King’s house was bombed and he was arrested .This boycott conludes with a United States District Court ending with racial segregation on Montgomery public buses . In 1957 ‚ King and others activits create SCLC ( Southern Christian Leadership Conference)

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    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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