The civil rights movement is when the leader of the African american community joined together and fought for their equal rights some white also fought with the leaders changed the face of our country in the most main events in American history. Three of the most main leaders that led them where Martin Luther king Jr,rosa parks,thurgood marshal.Martin Luther king Jr was one of the most important leaders because he put hope into the people that they will get their rights,he had a wife named Coretta scott king and he had three children, he became part of this because he knew how it felt like being judged. Rosa parks were best known for the bus boycott which was that the people who supported equal rights did not ride the bus she was arrested because she not giving up her seat to a white man right after she got released from jail she went to court which leads me to Thurgood marshal.
