Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it led to personal and financial hardship for ...

As time inevitably passes, we must remember that speeches of this magnitude were not given in a vacuum—they were calls to ...

That began to change on Dec. 1, 1955 — 70 years ago next December — when one woman on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus decided she ... They elected a 26-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. — a ...

“Martin Luther King, Jr. was not looking to become a leader. He was looking to get his church in shape and perhaps move on to a bigger church or to a job as a college professor. But when the ...

Before meeting with students, King criticized the recent federal efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives ...

Rosa Parks was actively involved in civil rights work long before the famous bus incident. She joined the NAACP in 1943. McDonalds Black History Month - 360Wise ...

King employed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in his campaigns. He organized peaceful protests, boycotts, and marches to to racial injustice.

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The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less than two weeks ... came to national prominence during the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama. King would go on to become ...

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights leader born on Jan. 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Ga. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in ...