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Martin Luther KingMartin Luther King

Martin Luther King is probably the most famous person Martin Luther King is probably the most famous person

associated with the associated with the civil rightscivil rights movement. King was active movement. King was active from the start of the from the start of the Bus BoycottBus Boycott of 1955 to 1956 until his of 1955 to 1956 until his murder in April 1968.murder in April 1968.

W.E.B. Du BoisW.E.B. Du Bois

W. E. B. Du BoisW. E. B. Du Bois (1868 – 1963), (1868 – 1963), co-founder of the co-founder of the National Association for the AdvNational Association for the Advancement of Colored Peopleancement of Colored People

(NAACP), in 1918. (NAACP), in 1918.

Malcolm XMalcolm X

Malcolm XMalcolm X (born (born Malcolm Malcolm LittleLittle; May 19, 1925 – February ; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), also known as 21, 1965), also known as El-HajjEl-Hajj MalikMalik El- El-ShabazzShabazz,,[1][1] was an was an African AmericanAfrican American MuslimMuslim minister, public speaker, and minister, public speaker, and

human rightshuman rights activist activist. .

Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an 1968) was an African AmericanAfrican American clergymanclergyman, , activistactivist and and prominent leader in the prominent leader in the American American civil rights movementcivil rights movement. .

Rosa Louise McCauley ParksRosa Louise McCauley Parks Rosa Louise McCauley ParksRosa Louise McCauley Parks

(February 4, 1913 – October 24, (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an 2005) was an African AmericanAfrican American civil rightscivil rights activistactivist whom the whom the U.S. CongressU.S. Congress later called the later called the "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement".Rights Movement".

On December 1, 1955 in On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to obey bus driver James refused to obey bus driver James Blake's order that she give up her Blake's order that she give up her seat to make room for a white seat to make room for a white passenger.passenger.

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