Civil rights activist

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  1. 2. was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
  2. 6. distinguished Black author, editor, publisher, and historian recognized for his role in establishing Black History Month.
  3. 7. was an American civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi who was assassinated by a white supremacist.
  4. 8. helped organize the historic March on Washington in August 1963 and participated in the Selma-to-Montgomery marches in 1965 and the March Against Fear in Mississippi in 1966.
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  1. 1. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955
  2. 3. was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
  3. 4. was an American civil rights leader, activist, ordained minister, businessman, philanthropist, scientist, and politician.
  4. 5. was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
  5. 7. was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement.
  6. 9. was an American sociologist, socialist, historian and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.