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... All the way through the 1960’s to even present times the civil rights movement has brought about the equality of the races, as well as fought for the rights of the emancipated blacks to help them enjoy their newfound freedom. Throughout the civil rights movement certain individuals stood out for their outstanding achievements as well as big organizations. ... ” He was successful in using all means at his disposal to help blacks achieve the rights of full citizenship within the democratic framework of American society. ... ”
One of the most notable and influential leaders in the civil rights movement was Malcolm X. ... The Black Panthers offered an alternative to more moderate civil rights groups. ... Huey started the Black Panthers so that people had an alternative to non-violent civil rights movements. ...
Elijah Muhammad took over one of the largest most influential organizations of the civil rights movement, the Nation of Islam. ... Muhammad scorned civil rights movements that wanted to bring about integration, he wanted a separate all black territory in the United States. ... Later on after his involvement in the civil rights movement he had several mentally questionable ventures including the opening of a store in Hollywood that sold men’s pants with a special codpiece that accentuated a man’s genitals as well as founding an organization called the guardians of sperm.
Whitney Young was a social reformer and a civil rights leader. ...
Another civil rights activist is James Farmer, he is a founding member of C. ...
Floyd Mckassick was also a civil rights leader, lawyer, and business executive. ... Floyd specialized in hundreds of civil rights cases brought before the courts. ... Dubois, John Hope, and William Monroe Trotter denounced his surrender of civil rights and his stressing of training of crafts, some obsolete, to the neglect of liberal education. ... Dubois was an author, sociologist, and civil rights leaders. ... He acted in support of the integration and equal rights for everyone regardless of race. ...
The NAACP or National Association for the Advancement of Colored people is quite possibly the most powerful civil rights groups. ... Aided by organized labor and by various minority group and civic organizations the NAACP went on to lead the efforts that resulted in the enactment of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. ... It gave tremendous stimulus to the Civil Rights movement of the 1950’s and 60’s as well as hastened the integration of public facilities.
Martin Luther King Junior id probably the most well known and immensely inspirational civil rights activists of all time. ... He achieved a major victory and prestige as a civil rights leader when Montgomery buses began to operate on a desegregated basis. King then organized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which gave him a base to pursue further civil rights activities, first in the South and later nationwide. ...
James Forman worked for the Chicago Defender and reported on the civil rights struggle in the Deep South.
Approximate Word count = 2497
Approximate Pages = 10
(250 words per page double spaced)
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