a thread on important black history figures!!! #BlackLivesMatter

rosa parks!!! this woman fought for the rights of black people to be able to sit in a bus freely and not be seperated from white people, she kept going even through the struggle and after she got arrested, she is such a brave woman

martin luther king jr, he fought for equality for black people, not only was he threatened by the fbi he got assassinated trying to fight for equal rights, never forget him

malcolm x, he wanted the same thing martin luther king did, equal rights to all black people, he fought for it and got assassinated for fighting for equal rights

madam c. j. walker, the first BLACK woman to become a self-made millionare, i just think we should know that it was a black woman who was the first self made millionare among women! she was also an activist (mostly for issues among black women)

mary mcleod bethune, a woman who was fighting for equal rights for african american people, she was also known for starting a private school for african american students!

shirley chisholm, she was the first black person for a major party's nomination for the president of the united states! and the first woman to run for the democratics party's presidential nomination, as well as the first woman to appear in a united states presidential debate.

charles r. drew, he was an american surgeon who helped during world war 2 and protested against the racial segregation in the donation of blood, he also started whats now known as bloodmobiles!

benjamin mays, he also fought for the freedom of black people and mentored a lot of civil rights activists, including martin luther king!!! hes known for his "no man is ahead of his time" speech

i will be adding more this is not the end but please make sure to support this thread too! and if u want me to add anyone specific please tell me https://twitter.com/seokjinner/status/1266010382071717890?s=20

doroty height, she was a womens rights activist and was the president of an organization specifically aimed towards the equal rights for black women and their families!