Many Americans may not recall the civil rights movement of the 1950s, 60s and 70s that ultimately put an end to Jim Crow laws and attitudes in America and created equal opportunity for everyone regardless of race. Individuals Like Rosa Park, Medger Evers, Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King squared off non-violently against the likes of Selma Police Chief Bull Connor, Neshoba (Mississippi) County Sheriff Lawrence Rainey and his deputy Cecil Ray Price.
Their prime pursuit was the perpetuation of racism and segregation, a fight that they rightfully lost.