10 Interesting Fact About Famous civil rights leaders and their achievements

Martin Luther King Jr. It was a Baptist priest who was famous for led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. He led a peaceful protest and famous speech I Have a Dream in Washington D.C. in 1963.
Nelson Mandela is a politician and activist of South African human rights who led the struggle against Apartheid. After being sentenced to 27 years in prison, he was finally released and became the first South African president who was democratically elected.
Rosa Parks is a US civil rights activist who is known for refusing to move from a specified seat for black people on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. This action triggered protests and a bus boycott campaign for more than a year.
Malala Yousafzai is an activist of women's education rights from Pakistan who is known for surviving the Taliban shooting attack in 2012. After recovering, he continued the struggle for the rights of education for women and establishing the Malala Foundation.
Mahatma Gandhi is an Indian independence activist and the leader of the non-violent movement. He led the Indian independence struggle campaign from British rule and was known for his thoughts about freedom, peace, and non-violence.
Harriet Tubman is a refugee and activist of the United States Civil Rights who helps free more than 300 people from slavery through the Underground Railroad. He also became a spy agent during a civil war and played an important role in the struggle for civil rights.
Cesar Chavez is an activist of labor rights and founder of the United Farm Workers of America. He led the campaign to improve working conditions and rights for farmer workers in the United States.
Medgar Evers is a US civil rights activist who works for NAACP and leads the campaign for voting rights and civil rights. He was killed in 1963 and his death sparked massive protests throughout the country.
Coretta Scott King is a civilian rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr. After her husband's death, he continued his struggle for civil rights and established Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.
Angela Davis is a Civil Rights and Professor of United States who is involved in the Black Power and Feminist Movement. He is also a member of the United States Communist Party and was once detained because he was accused of being involved in a bomb attack.