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Malcolm X And The Civil Rights Movement

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The civil rights movement of the sixties was a very important time for American history. Many strong leaders emerged during this time. Each one fighting for equal rights in our country. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are considered to be the for fathers of the Civil rights movement in America. His grandfather was a preacher at Ebenezer baptist church until his death. Martin Jr. helped with father by being a co pastor for the the church during the nineteen sixties. Martin attended Morehouse College for his undergraduate studies. During his time there he earned his Bachelor in Arts degree. He met and married his wife Coretta Scott while working on his doctorate degree in 1953. Malcolm Little, better know as Malcolm X was born May 19,
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