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Also fought for Civil Rights like Martin Luther King but took a different approach

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Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the...

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Please click here if you are not redirected within a few seconds. Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the...

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Martin Luther King Jr. was the Civil Rights Movements most effective leader, and believed in boycotting in a non-violent way in order to fight for the rights they deserved. He acted as the main spokesperson for African-American rights.

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One of the forms of boycotting happened when an African-American woman named Rosa Parks refused to give her seat on a city bus to a white person. This led to a 13-month boycott, which resulted in African-Americans no longer being discriminated when they rode the bus.

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*rock and roll also began to tear down color barriers, as white
*youths sought out African American musicians such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard
*Parents of children lived through segregation, but children were innocent and would play with white kids without hesitation

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*In 1950, the median income for white families was $20,656, whereas for black families it was $11,203.

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*Conform=get married young, give up work
+ Black women didn't have that option, they had to work for a living. So did their husbands. They wouldn't make it without both salaries

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*1950's African Americans had no rights ( they were beaten, treated rudely)
+Asians were in the same boat as African Americans

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Rosa Park, Martin Luther King, Thurgood Marshall= important people during civil rights movement