Malcom X's fight for rights

While Malcolm was in Prison he went through a conversation that led him to join the Nation of Islam. It was an African-American group that combined elements of Islam and Black Nationlism. While fighting for what he believed he was killed by the rival Black Muslims .

NAACP

Worked to remove all racial discrimination through awareness and protest.

Rosa Parks' fight for rights

Rosa Parks was an activist of the NAACP who stood up against segregation by refusing to move from her seat on the bus. She was arrested but became a symbol for African-Americans.

Rosa Parks arrest

Rosa Parks' arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycotts; This boycott lasted 381 days.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

A boycott is when a community refuses to participate as a protest. The African-American community as well as many others refused to ride public busses.