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The one who led civil-rights movement in US from 1954 to 1968 was ________________.

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Peter Norman
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Jessy Owen
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Martin Luther King Jr
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John Carlos
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The correct option is C Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. was a renowned civil rights activist who led the civil rights movement in US for Blacks and Africans who did not have the rights that Americans already enjoyed. The Movement began expressly with the Montgomery Bus Incident when one local leader Rosa Parks who is African refused to give up her seat for white American. Martin Luther King led all the major movements including civil disobedience, non- violent protests, sit ins etc. He continued to do so until he was assassinated in 1968.

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