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    Acc. 23 March 2015 TITLE During the time of conflict regarding segregation in the South during the 20th century‚ Martin Luther King Jr. was the right man at the right time to fight for equality for African Americans. Segregation was the major issue in the South. It technically ended during the 19th century‚ but equality was still a major issue during the 20th century (Martin Luther King Jr: Fighting For Equal Rights In America). Martin Luther King Jr. had a lot of success in his fight for equality

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    The Civil Rights Movement in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s Research Task – Report Blake Walker Year 11 Modern History Malcolm X Investigate the life and background of the individual/group Malcolm X was born on the 19th May‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ by the name of Malcolm Little. Malcolm was one of eight children to Louise Norton Little who was an attentive busy housewife. His father‚ Earl Little who was an abrupt Baptist Minister and was also a strong supporter of Marcus Garvey‚ leader of the

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    The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s The civil rights movement in the — USA had many significant events. I will describe and evaluate four such events: Montgomery bus boycott 1955‚ little rock Arkansas 1951‚ Greensboro North Carolina sits INS 1960‚ Selma to Montgomery march 1963 Rosa parks was on the bus on her way home from a day at work as a seamstress at a department store ‚she sat in the fifth row which was the first row for the black people All the buses were segregated and

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    Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. One of the most well-known quotes of all time is “I have a dream.” The day Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I have a dream speech” he gave hope to millions. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader and will never be forgotten. Because of his strong belief for equal rights‚ he had many groups of society that hated him because they did not want the ways society views blacks to be changed. Because of the many people who had hatred towards Martin Luther King Jr.‚ there

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    In the history of the American civil rights movement‚ two seminal figures emerge: that of the peaceful and nonviolent Martin Luther KingJr.‚ and the revolutionary and radical Malcolm X. From these two contrasting images‚ America did not know how exactly to classify the movement. On one hand‚ Malcolm X preached independence and a "by any means necessary" approach to achieving equality in America. And on the other‚ King preached a nonviolent‚ disobedient philosophy similar to that of Gandhi in the

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    Life of Martin Luther King Jr “Love nis the only force capable of transforming a enemy into a friend” Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr was born on January 15‚ 1929 on 501 Auburn Avenue‚ Atlanta Georgia where he lived most of his childhood. Martin Luther King Jr childhood was alot better th most African American childeren during the 1920’s. Martin Luther King Jr also had a great life because he had a amazing role model in his father who put him on the right track. Since the Martin family

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    I. Martin Luther KingJr. accomplished great things from an early age‚ never finishing his freshman or senior year of high school. A. He never formally graduated due to such outstanding scores on college entry exams; he was able to advance to college early. 1. He was elected as President of his Senior class in college and also earned the Pearl Plafkner Award for most outstanding student. 2. He earned his Bachelor degree in 1951 and his Ph.D. in 1955. B. Dr. King entered the Christian ministry

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    that the civil rights movement was very successful in the period 1957-1965? The period of 1957 – 1965 was both a lively‚ and a stagnant time for the civil rights movement‚ with many protests coming to action like the Greensboro Sit Ins‚ which made large progress to desegregation and equality for black people. Success from these protests‚ however‚ came later in this period as momentum in the civil rights groups was being built. Yet‚ this time for the civil rights movement was not all a success‚ with

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Many people know about the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr‚ but many people don’t know how he was an admirable person. Martin Luther King Jr was born in January 15‚ 1925 and his parents are Alberta King and Martin Luther King Sr. He became a pastor for the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to carry on family tradition because his grandfather became a pastor there also. He got a B.A degree in 1948‚ and his doctorate degree in 1955. He got married to an intelligent

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    Throughout the 1960s‚ African Americans made exceptional gains. There cause came to be known as the Civil Rights Movement. The term Civil Rights Movement encompasses strategies‚ groups‚ and movements in the united States contained goals to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and the 1960s was a time when African Americans first began to fight against segregation in the South leading to the nationwide battle for economic equality

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