History of North America

5 people that were involved during the Civil Rights Movement?

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the leader of the civil rights movement and a prominent advocate for nonviolent protest. He also delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963.

2. Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist who famously refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Her act of civil disobedience sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted for over a year and led to the desegregation of public transportation in the city.

3. John Lewis was a civil rights leader and politician who was involved in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the March on Washington. He also served as a U.S. Representative for Georgia from 1987 until his death in 2020.

4. Malcolm X was a civil rights leader and prominent spokesperson for the Nation of Islam. He advocated for black separatism and self-defense, but later evolved his views to include a more inclusive approach to achieving civil rights.

5. Thurgood Marshall was the first African American justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was a prominent civil rights lawyer and a key figure in the legal battles against segregation and other forms of discrimination.