Civil rights people

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Civil rights people

Rosa Parks

Lead to the Montgomery bus boycott in which many citizens refused to use public transport for 381 days.

Lead to the abolishment of segregated public transport.

Refused to give up her bus seat to a white woman and was arrested and charged for it.

Malcom X

He was assassinated on the 21st of February 1965

He endorsed the Black Panther party and his ideas of black nationalism helped them rally people together.

Used violent protests to get his point across but started to become more peaceful.

Bob Marley

Made the two feuding Presidential candidates shake hands to show unity.

He stood for peace, love and unity and fought to make a better Jamaica.

He survived an assassination attempt and performed just days later.

MLK

He was assassinated on the 4th of April 1968 in Memphis Tennessee.

Peaceful protests to show they were better than their oppressors.

I had a dream speech is remembered by all and what is it stands for.

John Hume

Didn't fear the IRA and refused to endorse them and eventually began negotiations with leader of Sinn Fein.

Fought for a united Ireland that was run by Protestants and Catholics through peaceful protests.

Ghandi

Protested British occupation of India through peaceful protesting

Massacre of Amritsar- lead to the deaths of hundred of Indians and lead to Ghandi's devotion to his cause.

Harvey Milk

First openly gave city commissioner and board member

Assassinated

Muhammad Ali

Refused the Vietnam draft on political grounds and sentenced to five years in prison, a $1000 dollar fine and was banned from boxing for three years.

Advocate for civil rights, religious freedom and humanitarian causes.