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Civil Rights Activists and Their Impact
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A. Philip Randolph
Civil rights leader who organized the March on Washington Movement to end racial discrimination in war industries.
Harriet Tubman
Led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad and advocated for women's suffrage.
Rosa Parks
Initiated the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat to a white person.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Fought for the end of racial segregation and discrimination through nonviolent protest.
Bayard Rustin
Advised Martin Luther King Jr. and was a key organizer behind the March on Washington.
Cesar Chavez
Fought for the rights of farm workers and established the National Farm Workers Association.
James Baldwin
Used his literary work to explore racial and sexual identity in American society.
Malcolm X
Advocated for black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the black community.
John Lewis
Civil rights leader and politician known for his role in the Selma to Montgomery marches.
Thurgood Marshall
First African American Supreme Court Justice who fought against racial segregation in public schools.
Frederick Douglass
Escaped slavery and became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.
Fannie Lou Hamer
Worked for voting rights and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Ruby Bridges
First African American child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.
Sojourner Truth
Abolitionist and women's rights activist known for her speech 'Ain't I a Woman?'.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Co-founder of the NAACP who advocated for Pan-Africanism and raised awareness about racial inequality.
Ella Baker
Civil rights activist who played a key role in the NAACP, SCLC, and SNCC.
Huey P. Newton
Co-founded the Black Panther Party, which aimed for racial justice and community empowerment.
Ida B. Wells
Led an anti-lynching crusade and was a founder of the NAACP.
Diane Nash
Leader in the Civil Rights Movement, played a pivotal role in the Freedom Rides.
Shirley Chisholm
First African American woman elected to Congress and first major-party black candidate for POTUS.
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