Nelson Mandela
One of the most noted turning points in American History is the Civil Rights Movement. Almost every aspect of this country today, would not be the same if it was not for the African American leaders that stood up in their communities during the mid 1900’s and preached words of a United States that was free from oppression against people of color. These leaders were fearless, dedicated, well-spoken men who advocated African American strength and pride, as well as the unthinkable acts that were made against people of color during their time. Two main groups of the Civil Rights movement were the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, also known as the NAACP, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, also known as the SCLC. These groups dealt with the harsh laws and crimes that were committed against African Americans during the mid 1900’s. The murder of Emmett Till, the Montgomery Bus boycott, were two events that the NAACP and SCLC were involved in and helped make the American public aware of damage caused to people of color during these years. Both groups were the driving force behind the Civil Rights Movement and the leaders at the time. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950's is considered begin
On March 28, 1968, Dr. King had planned to lead a march through Memphis, Tennessee in support of a garbage workers' strike. The protest, like many of King's demonstrations, was intended to have been peaceful and non-violent. The march became out of hand and ended up in many people rioting and looting stores. In order to recover the damage done by the protest, the date for a new march was set for April 4, 1968, the day, before Dr. King arrived in Memphis and checked into room 306 of the Lorraine Motel. That night Dr. King gave a sermon at the Masonic Temple. On April 4, at approximately 5:45 p.m., King went to dinner. As King, along with Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, James Orange and his driver began conversation about dinner a shot rang out. King was thrown backwards to the floor with a single gunshot to the neck. At around 6:05 that night, the police found a .30-06 hunting rifle wrapped in a bundle near the front door of the Canipe Amusement Company, a shop next to the hotel King had been staying in. Two weeks later the fingerprints on the riffle was identified as belonging to James Earl Ray. He was apprehended at the Heathrow Airport, London as he prepared to go to Brussels. Martin Luther King Jr. though was not the only one to lose their life because of what they believed in. (Haskins) Clayton, Ed. "1921-1966 The SCLC story". Atlanta, Ga: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1964
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