•the civil rights movement reached new heights during the 1950s and ‘60s. the era was filled with challenges and required the efforts of many people both black and white. choose two people from the civil rights movement and describe his or her part in promoting civil rights.

The iconic Martin Luther King Jr promoted the civil Rights movement through his non violence ideals and and his speeches affected many people. Rosa Parks is another person who promoted the civil Rights movement for resisting to let a white man take her seat and doing so calmly ; she didn't fight him.