Civil rights activist

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The photographs of Charles Brittin reveal the struggle for civil rights in Los Angeles presented in new book ,

When Martin Luther King Jr. died he was in the midst of planning a campaign to help the poor. "It is criminal to have people working on a full-time basis and a full-time job getting part-time income," King said.

The American civil rights movement was a nationwide struggle for justice and equality for Black Americans during the 1950s and ’60s. While the names of some activists—Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Thurgood Marshall—and their contributions are well known, those figures are just a few of the men and women whose efforts and commitment to equal rights and opportunity reshaped the political and social landscape of the United States. Explore this list of key figures in the American…

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The renowned poet and activist was once a dancer and Calypso singer.

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