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Social Movements That Changed Our World For The Better

... and the people who led them.
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   One of the human species’ most admirable abilities is the capacity to
   drive social change. Throughout history, movements that promote change
   have been driven by passionate leaders. Whether it was women’s
   suffrage, the civil rights movement, the gay rights movement, or
   resistance against apartheid, strength and dedication marked the
   efforts of these leaders.
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   Susan B. Anthony

   Susan B. Anthony joined the American women’s suffrage movement in 1852.
   Anthony traveled throughout the United States in spite of opposition
   and abuse, lecturing and canvassing for the vote. She also campaigned
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   women getting the right to vote on August 18, 1920.

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   John Flannery ​

  Civil Rights Movement

   Martin Luther King, Jr.

   Perhaps the most famous civil rights activist in the U.S. is Dr. Martin
   Luther King, Jr., who led a nonviolent movement for change in the 1950s
   and early 1960s. He advocated for protests, grassroots organizing, and
   civil disobedience in place of violent activism. He is best known for
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   integration. He preached to all races about equality. He is well known
   for his charisma and oratory skills, which helped him galvanize the
   public into joining the civil rights movement. Members of the Nation of
   Islam, which he had left for moral reasons, assassinated Malcolm X on
   February 21, 1965.

   Social change movements - Malcolm X - body.jpg Image: Flickr - Kaysha

  LGBT Rights Movement

   This movement is far from a thing of the past; however, its history is
   rich and worth taking a look at.

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   Brenda Howard
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  The Environmental Movement

   The environmental movement began in the 1950s with concern over water
   and air safety, as well as nuclear non-proliferation. After an oil
   spill in Santa Barbara in 1969, the U.S. government passed the National
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   protect the ecosystems and keep species from becoming extinct.
   Sustainability has become more and more relevant as the effects of
   climate change have begun to reveal themselves. This movement is global
   and extremely pertinent to the future of our planet.

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   Richard:Fraser

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