Civil rights people
Muhammad Ali
Advocate for civil rights, religious freedom and humanitarian
causes.
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.
Harvey Milk
First openly gave city commissioner and board member
Assassinated
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.
John Hume
Fought for a united Ireland that was run by Protestants and
Catholics through peaceful protests.
Didn't fear the IRA and refused to endorse them and
eventually began negotiations with leader of Sinn Fein.
MLK
I had a dream speech is remembered by all and what is
it stands for.
Peaceful protests to show they were better
than their oppressors.
He was assassinated on the 4th of April 1968 in
Memphis Tennessee.
Bob Marley
He survived an assassination attempt and performed just
days later.
He stood for peace, love and unity and fought
to make a better Jamaica.
Made the two feuding Presidential candidates shake hands to
show unity.
Malcom X
Used violent protests to get his point across
but started to become more peaceful.
He endorsed the Black Panther party and his ideas of
black nationalism helped them rally people together.
He was assassinated on the 21st of February 1965
Rosa Parks
Refused to give up her bus seat to a white woman
and was arrested and charged for it.
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.