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Malcolm X Day

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Malcolm X - Mini Biography

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10 Inspiring Malcolm X Quotes

Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Only Met Once

Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X

Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X's Boundary-Breaking Friendship

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The Assassination of Malcolm X

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the Freedom March on Washington in 1963

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life and Legacy

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Famous Speech Almost Didn’t Have the Phrase 'I Have a Dream'

After staying up until 4 a.m. to craft a speech he hoped would have the same impact as the Gettysburg Address, MLK went off-script for his most iconic words.

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17 Inspiring Martin Luther King Quotes

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Martin Luther King in India

How Martin Luther King Jr. Took Inspiration From Gandhi on Nonviolence

Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Only Met Once

Muhammad Ali and Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali’s Surprising Secret Friendship

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Groundbreaking Women

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9 Facts You May Not Know About Malala Yousafzai

Gloria Steinem Playboy Bunny

Inside Gloria Steinem’s Month as an Undercover Playboy Bunny

shirley chisholm

Shirley Chisholm and the 9 Other First Black Women in Congress

Seneca Falls Convention

The Women’s Rights Movement and the Women of Seneca Falls

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Change Makers

Environmentaliststs

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Greta Thunberg

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Wangari Maathai

rachel carson

Rachel Carson

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Labor Leaders

Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez

Mother Jones

Mother Jones

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A. Philip Randolph

Jimmy Hoffa

Jimmy Hoffa

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Booker T. Washington - Mini Biography

In 1881, Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, which focused on training African Americans in agricultural pursuits. A political adviser and writer, Washington clashed with intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois.

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Marcus Garvey

martin luther king jr

Martin Luther King Jr.

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Harriet Tubman

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Malala Yousafzai

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martin luther king addresses crowds during the march on washington at the lincoln memorial washington dc where he gave his i have a dream speech

17 Inspiring Martin Luther King Quotes

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Fred Hampton

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Homer Plessy

fred korematsu

Fred Korematsu

bayard rustin looks at the camera while standing in front of antisegregation signs, he wears a suit jacket, collared shirt and tie and holds a cigarette in one hand

Bayard Rustin

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Rosa Parks

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The Best Books About Activists to Inspire You

a group of women ride in a horse drawn wagon with pro union signs followed by other horse drawn buggies, a group of people watch from the sidewalk

Who Founded Labor Day? One of These Two Men

corrie ten boom sitting in a chair while resting her head in her left hand and holding a book

Corrie ten Boom

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W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington’s Clash

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Daniel Ellsberg

opal lee, wearing a denim designed coat, yellow shirt, and sunglasses, speaks at a podium with two microphones and the us presidential seal, standing next to a laughing kamala harris

Opal Lee: The “Grandmother of Juneteenth”