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1) Rosa Parks
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"At the end of her work day on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks took a seat on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This began a journey that would change America, when a weary Parks chose to defy the system of racial segregation by refusing to give up her seat, as required by law, to a white passenger. Her refusal to move to the back of the bus resulted in her arrest--and ignited a citywide bus boycott by black riders, that in turn sparked the civil rights...
2) James Farmer
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"James Farmer was one of the most influential leaders in America's fight against racial discrimination. A Methodist minister, Farmer formed the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1942 to orchestrate a campaign of nonviolent direct action for an integrated society. Holding defiant yet peaceful protests for the purpose of ending segregation in housing, restaurants, and other public facilities, the organization emerged as a major force in the civil...
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"On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by an assassin's bullet. To his widow Coretta, Martin's death meant more than the loss of her beloved husband and father to their four children. It also changed the world's perception of her from supportive wife to prominent civil rights activist in her own right. After Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, Coretta perpetuated his message of peace and equality for all Americans, living a life dedicated...
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A distinguished educator and government adviser, Mary McLeod Bethune won enormous social and political gains for African Americans during the first half of the twentieth century. In 1904 she founded a school for black girls in Daytona, Florida that would eventually become Bethune-Cookman University. In 1936 she became the first African American woman to head an agency of the federal government. A tireless, inspirational leader, Mary McLeod Bethune...
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