Vivian was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to organize sit-ins and marches in the pursuit of equality.
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Lowery helped organize the pivotal Montgomery bus boycott
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Worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr….
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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has inspired generations of in the United States and around the world. A martyr for civil rights and the struggle, King was a voice for…
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Learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and the other great men and women who helped advance the struggle for civil rights in the 1950s and ’60s. Click the links below…
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Ella Baker was one of the great civil right leaders of the 20th century.
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Two little known pioneers in the civil rights struggles of the 1960s died within days of each other.
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The Queen of Gospel became an advocate for civil rights in the earliest days of the movement…