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who was involved in the civil rights movement

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Many individuals and groups were involved in the Civil Rights Movement, including:

1. Martin Luther King Jr. - a key leader in the movement, known for his nonviolent resistance methods and powerful speeches.
2. Rosa Parks - an activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a bus.
3. Malcolm X - a prominent civil rights leader who advocated for Black empowerment and self-defense.
4. Medgar Evers - an NAACP field secretary who was assassinated in Mississippi for his civil rights activism.
5. John Lewis - a leader in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and a key organizer of the March on Washington.
6. Ella Baker - a civil rights activist and organizer who worked behind the scenes to support grassroots movements.
7. Fannie Lou Hamer - a leader in the civil rights movement and co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
8. Thurgood Marshall - a lawyer and civil rights activist who successfully argued several cases before the Supreme Court, including Brown v. Board of Education.
9. James Farmer - a founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and organizer of the Freedom Rides.
10. Dorothy Height - a civil rights leader who worked to advance the rights of African American women.
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