Check Point

Leader and Associated Legislation, if any Date(s) Organization and/or Cause Contribution

Booker T. Washington 1900 National Negro Business League, which promoted commercial and financial development for the Negro Washington brought massive modification to the educational system. Washington was responsible for the black community to be able to retain an education.

W.E.B. Du Bois 1910 Founder and editor of NAACP’s journal called The Crisis, served as a review of opinions and literatures Du Bois was one of the founders of NAACP. Du Bois was also a writer and an educator. Du Bois was also the first black man to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard.

Martin Luther King Jr.

1957 Southern Christian Leadership Conference Martin Luther King Jr.’s protests caused the US Congress into passing the Civil Rights Act this took place in 1964. The Civil Rights Act created all men equal no matter the skin color.

Huey Newton 1966 Black Panther Party, which was for self defense Newton called and fought equilibrium. The organization of the Black Panther Party was Newton’s whole life. The organization would sponsor events such as breakfast benefits, and free food and shoes.

Thurgood Marshall 1967 Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Marshall had large role in the American legal jurisprudence. Marshall produced equal decisions in various legal fields. Marshall left a legacy of excellence the very few can follow.

Malcolm X 1952 One of the Islamic nations leaders and chief spokesmen Malcolm X made many speeches and arguments throughout the world that African Americans would never gain equilibrium in the world that is dominated by the white society. Malcolm X greatly contributed to the black power movement in the 1960’s.

Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865 16th President of the United States of America Lincoln led the Americans into the Civil War in order to free the slaves. Lincoln spread the word about slavery in debates that were called The Lincoln-Douglass Debates.