Top 10 American Civil Rights Activists
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How activists started out
Gandhi: I seen the way Indians were treated so I stood up for them and marched with peace not violence.
Cesar Chavez: My people had no rights so I made a credit union and we boycotted the wine stores.
Rosa Parks: I didn't want to get out of my seat.
Interesting article I found today (I did not write): Ask Me Anything : I Am a Civil Rights Attorney: https://medium.com/homeland-security/ask-me-anything-a-civil-rights-policy-advisor-for-the-federal-government-9a42c11f6a1c#.gg4fox1e5
i agree with this list
in my opinion malcom x should be number 1
DUMB NIGGER SHIT
These people, and many more, are amazing.
john Lennon?
the top 4 were perfect
ihateniggers
Lololololol KFC commercial before the video hahahahahahahahahahaha
Nelson Mandela????
Farrakhan doesn´t qualify because racism is his ticket to a million dollar business. I hope he´s assassinated in the next five minutes.
Malcolm x was another big fraud. Anyone stupid enough to believe nigger farrakhan´s spaceships are coming to kill whitey deserve to be exposed for the racist scum they are.
Huey P. Newton??
I'm sorry but i must say i hate the fact people say Malcom x wasn't a good person and was violent
he was only violent because people were trying too harm/kill the African Americans
i really don't think he meant harm too innocent people and i don't believe he is racist
even though I'm white i totally agree with he's ideas
back in those days you were to kill or be killed/ hurt or be hurt
same goes for today it seems you have too fight to live your life
and that's pretty messed up
people should never be judged by something they have no control over at birth: their race
we are all children of GOD ; brothers and sisters ;Â i pray for GOD to come back and take us home i hate our evil world and what its come too
Even though i loved martin Luther king jr's ways of peace i can still understand and respect what Malcom x did for the African Americans
i wish people wouldn't judge hi so much that's all
also where the hell is Medgar evers????
Niggers are stupid
Huey P. Newton?? Fred Hampton???? They didn't make the top 5?!
Mah name's Buck Jones, an' I'm a member of da new group called da BLACK ANGELS. We are da improved version of da Black Panthers. We's here to overthrow da WHITE DEVIL! Ah gots lots of dynamite in da trunk of mah Deville. Soon, whitey an' Donald Trump will wake up to da BLACK ANGELS! Aight?
Malcom X was a black supremacist right up until his Hajj. I don't see how a racist can be considered a great civil rights activist, besides that it was a good list. Also I think that Martin Luther King was the most activist for the equal rights.
You forgot Muhammad Ali
Huey Newton ?
We still have a long long long way to go in this country in regards to treated fairly in this nation. Especially when comes to equality in this country economy, spirituality and humanity. M
Respect Malcom #watchmojo he is "X" not little …. Be generous .u are already asstard
I would take about 5 people off this list and replace them w/ Jeannette Rankin, Stokely Carmichael, A. Philip Randolph, & Bobbie Kennedy