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African-Americans have a long history of activism in America, from fighting for the right to vote to pushing for integrated public spaces. Activists like Stokely Carmichael organized freedom rides, James Meredith fought to integrate blacks and whites at the University of Mississippi, and Rosa Parks instigated the Montgomery Bus Boycott. These protests were often legal and nonviolent, and made a powerful impact on civil rights in the U.S. With the help of activists like these—and many others—the country slowly worked to acknowledge the basic rights and contributions of African-Americans. Learn more about the many African-American activists who fought against the odds in order to achieve equality.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights Activist, Minister / 1929 - 1968
Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
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Frederick Douglass
Civil Rights Activist / 1818 - 1895
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Civil Rights Activist / 1913 - 2005
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Civil Rights Activist / 1925 - 1965
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Women's Rights Activist / 1797 - 1883
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