Civil Rights Movement

During the 1950s and 1960s the civil movement was happening. They’re were many leader’s that supported and helped the cause move along. The most famous was Martin Luther King Jr. He helped plan the Bus boycotts that where very effective in desegregating the public busses. Martin Luther King Jr was not the only Civil Rights leader thou they’re where many such as Malcolm x or Rosa Parks. Malcolm X was a civil rights leader who wanted to use force to gain the people his rights. Rosa Parks contrary to the myth was a active Civil rights leader. When she was arrested for not wanting to give up her seat , it was not because she was exhausted and couldn’t move she was tired of being discriminated against and deciede she would not give in. These leaders where the reason people where able to get the rights they deserved all along

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