+Freedom Fighter what are you talking about he talked about injustice and how it affected him and other blacks in the 60s when it was very prevent and he talked about that a lot on his college tours look it up him talking about how great he was was just a little part of what he was preaching
Thurnis Haley He was far from perfect, I think he resented Frazier because Frazier was accepted by white racists as the guy to beat Ali, after it became clear that a great white hope wasn't going to emerge. Still, America'd be worse off without Ali.
@@psychic3527 People are such a liar about Malcolm. Malcolm threw his hatred and racist views and denounced and preached against them. Just read his final letter. But some Whites are still shitty as he described them because they don't mention this about him. Also they said he lived a life of crimes? The guy spent a total of 18 months in prison. What's that big crime? A theft? They lie a lot about him and raise MLK name instead. Fuck that
When he was in Makkah, Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, aka Malcolm X, wrote a letter to his loyal assistants in Harlem... from his heart, describing what has been described by you as an "inner transformation": _"Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as is practiced by people of all colors and races here in this ancient Holy Land, the home of Abraham, Muhammad and all the other Prophets of the Holy Scriptures. For the past week, I have been utterly speechless and spellbound by the graciousness I see displayed all around me by people of all colors._ _"I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca, I have made my seven circuits around the Ka'ba, led by a young Mutawaf named Muhammad, I drank water from the well of the Zam Zam. I ran seven times back and forth between the hills of Mt. Al-Safa and Al Marwah. I have prayed in the ancient city of Mina, and I have prayed on Mt. Arafat."_ _"There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, from all over the world. They were of all colors, from blue-eyed blondes to black-skinned Africans. But we were all participating in the same ritual, displaying a spirit of unity and brotherhood that my experiences in America had led me to believe never could exist between the white and non-white."_ _"America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. Throughout my travels in the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, and even eaten with people who in America would have been considered white - but the white attitude was removed from their minds by the religion of Islam. I have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors together, irrespective of their color."_ _"You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this pilgrimage, what I have seen, and experienced, has forced me to rearrange much of my thought-patterns previously held, and to toss aside some of my previous conclusions. This was not too difficult for me. Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an open mind, which is necessary to the flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of intelligent search for truth."_ _"During the past eleven days here in the Muslim world, I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass, and slept on the same rug - while praying to the same God - with fellow Muslims, whose eyes were the bluest of blue, whose hair was the blondest of blond, and whose skin was the whitest of white. And in the words and in the deeds of the white Muslims, I felt the same sincerity that I felt among the black African Muslims of Nigeria, Sudan and Ghana."_ _"We were truly all the same (brothers) - because their belief in one God had removed the white from their minds, the white from their behavior, and the white from their attitude."_ _"I could see from this, that perhaps if white Americans could accept the Oneness of God, then perhaps, too, they could accept in reality the Oneness of Man - and cease to measure, and hinder, and harm others in terms of their 'differences' in color."_ _"With racism plaguing America like an incurable cancer, the so-called 'Christian' white American heart should be more receptive to a proven solution to such a destructive problem. Perhaps it could be in time to save America from imminent disaster - the same destruction brought upon Germany by racism that eventually destroyed the Germans themselves."_ _"Each hour here in the Holy Land enables me to have greater spiritual insights into what is happening in America between black and white. The American Negro never can be blamed for his racial animosities - he is only reacting to four hundred years of the conscious racism of the American whites. But as racism leads America up the suicide path, I do believe, from the experiences that I have had with them, that the whites of the younger generation, in the colleges and universities, will see the handwriting on the walls and many of them will turn to the spiritual path of truth - the only way left to America to ward off the disaster that racism inevitably must lead to."_ _"Never have I been so highly honored. Never have I been made to feel more humble and unworthy. Who would believe the blessings that have been heaped upon an American Negro? A few nights ago, a man who would be called in America a white man, a United Nations diplomat, an ambassador, a companion of kings, gave me his hotel suite, his bed. Never would I have even thought of dreaming that I would ever be a recipient of such honors - honors that in America would be bestowed upon a King - not a Negro."_ _"All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the Worlds."_ _Sincerely,_ _Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X)_ It's too bad that there is all this Islamophobia around.
Tf is wrong with you people, y'all are acting as if it is a competition to see who is the best leader. The civil rights movement was not a time where people fought to see who can be the best leader; the Civil Rights Movement was a time where black people were tired of being oppressed and stood up for change in the society they lived in. I see you guys fighting over who's the best leader stating that "Malcolm X is the best" or "no no Martin Luther King is the best" you guys even say Abraham Lincoln didn't care about us black people; the man literally abolished slavery all over America. Y'all should be ashamed of yourselfs.
+Channel4Snakes I know, I was under the impression he only released them to gain some more men for the army. Can tell he didn't care about the slaves after his inauguration speech.
+ctaylah Because that was the only thing he could do back then and not the border states yet together with the rest of populace not 100% behind the idea of freeing blacks yet for it was a war for the union and like I said in another post almost every white person believed in white supremacy on the planet back in those days so it is nothing new saying that "Oh Lincoln believed in white supremacy". At the end of all of we got the 13th amendment and the existence of the United States Of America today.
Abe was not Civil Rights Activist, he was a president that had to keep the United States from splitting apart (north /south)... his agenda was financial, not freedom.
Andre you need to reexamine your morals. Peace is the best way for a minorities to get rights. MLk was more effective at getting back people the right to vote. Also if they did what you are telling them they should have done they would have easily been beaten and people would turn against their cause.
A very important civil rights leader concerning the land in which I am from is Elizabeth Peratrovich. She was a Alaska Native civil rights leader who gave a very powerful speech in 1945 on the steps of capital hill in Juneau Alaska. Before 1945, us as Alaskan Native went though similar struggles as African Americans did in the 1960's. We did not have the right to vote. Bathrooms were segregated. There were signs that would say "no natives or dogs allowed." It was very hard to obtain a house. Natives were not allowed to attend the same schools as our white counterparts could. She fought for equality for Alaskan Natives and every year, on February 16th, we celebrate 'Elizabeth Peratrovich day' here in the great state of Alaska. That you Elizabeth Peratrovich, and our founding fathers + sisters who have fought before for the rights that I now currently have.
+xHyloidx Because the White man had Done alot of bad things to him in his life! 4 example, Burning down his family's house when his mom was pregnant with him. Killing his father 4 being black. His teacher telling him that a Lawyer is not a fitting job 4 a black man. So he had been though alot cause of the White man. So he stood up and Told the truth! Malcolm X was not a racsit
xHyloidx does it ever occur to any of u to go to the source of the problems instead of glossing over them, so he's wrong for reacting to the treatment that he & countless others received........smh it's funny how it's ok to assume the worst of us but play victim when the shoe is on the other foot
+xHyloidx funny thing about that statement is that ur people judge us like that & have done it since the beginning & continue to do so, if a victim of any crime starts to act different because of what they've experienced do u blame them, bottom line is this is a reaction to the continued suppression of those whom the elite deem lesser
As good as the top bits of this list are, John Lewis deserves far more than a mere honorable mention. He marched with MLK at Selma, and he stood for full marriage equality this century. He has been a tireless worker throughout his life, and is one of the living people I most admire.
Tf is wrong with you people, y'all are acting as if it is a competition to see who is the best leader. The civil rights movement was not a time where people fought to see who can be the best leader; the Civil Rights Movement was a time where black people were tired of being oppressed and stood up for change in the society they lived in. I see you guys fighting over who's the best leader stating that "Malcolm X is the best" or "no no Martin Luther King is the best" you guys even say Abraham Lincoln didn't care about us black people; the man literally abolished slavery all over America. Y'all should be ashamed of yourselfs.
Tf is wrong with you people, y'all are acting as if it is a competition to see who is the best leader. The civil rights movement was not a time where people fought to see who can be the best leader; the Civil Rights Movement was a time where black people were tired of being oppressed and stood up for change in the society they lived in. I see you guys fighting over who's the best leader stating that "Malcolm X is the best" or "no no Martin Luther King is the best" you guys even say Abraham Lincoln didn't care about us black people; the man literally abolished slavery all over America. Y'all should be ashamed of yourselfs
There is no one single person in Civil Rights history that has been more influential then Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Enough said. RIP Dr. King, and thank you for everything you've done.
Did you know Dr. King was an adulterer. Did you know Dr. King was a communist. Did you know Dr. King encouraged violence in the civil rights movement. Did you know “his” most famous speech was written by a white man, Stanley levison? Did you? Now depending on what side of the isle you’re on this will either make you happy or leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth
***** In other words the white media demonized him because he believed freedom and equality should be demanded instead of begged for(like MLK did). That's why they praise MLK so much. Because he allowed them to beat and kill blacks without fighting back but Malcolm wanted to fight fire with fire. White Media bullshit
all of them are amazing people because they fought for the people and not for them so hi salut them. love to all my brother and sisters ( white,black,asian,Indian etc..)
" If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that." - Abraham Lincoln
Tf is wrong with you, y'all are acting as if it is a competition to see who is the best leader. The civil rights movement was not a time where people fought to see who can be the best leader; the Civil Rights Movement was a time where black people were tired of being oppressed and stood up for change in the society they lived in. I see you guys fighting over who's the best leader stating that "Malcolm X is the best" or "no no Martin Luther King is the best" you guys even say Abraham Lincoln didn't care about us black people; the man literally abolished slavery all over America. Y'all should be ashamed of yourselfs
Y'know, I had a long response to show you my point of view. . . But Honestly My Guy, there's enough info/"historical documentation" on these machines we use where imma just say: Research It G'z
A. Philip Randolph Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. William Lloyd Garrison Sojourner Truth W. E. B. Du Bois Huey Newton Bobby Seale It's unconscionable the first two weren't listed. And I'm shocked none of the others were even name checked.
Abraham Lincoln being an activist is laughable lmao he didn’t give a damn about the slaves. It’s literally a google search away. Him being over Malcolm X is deplorable
+Tomasz Aulich - Trump is not racist, fool. He just wants people to enter America LEGALLY. Since when is wanting to protect your country from illegal immigrants who sap away at the economy racist?
+Anton K so what about the Canadians that are illegal immigrants, trump really is only keeping out the Mexicans not our northern neighbors, so it honestly is very racist. And don't get me started on him discriminating against Muslims
Hear me out there’s long term leadership Team building Over in time which creates a foundation where people can build off each other (my personal favourite) Because even if you leave. Your legacy is still alive MLK And there’s short term Short term helps move forward a movement brute force motivation But hey they can work together
ONE TO ADD TO THE TOP 10 LIST IS: Black History Pioneer Professor Franklyn V. Beckles, Sr., was the first African American to start & develop the Computer Science Department at Aiken Technical College, and lobbied to have the racist College Administration to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday!! From 1989-2014, he managed and directed the first African-American Private School in Aiken County, South Carolina, educating hundreds of black men and women of all ages, to become productive citizens in The South. My father and I didn’t like the direction America is going in regards to many things that compromise moral values, but our biggest concern was how often the Public School System in this country keeps failing our youth. Especially when it comes to African American male students. American public schools keep lagging in quality education for all students, and it’s not going to improve unless we all work together to do something about it. For 27 years that’s exactly what my father and I have been doing, to improve the crisis with embattled & poorly managed public schools in our community. Back in 1988, my father had a vision to help all children despite discrimination, who were mistreated or neglected by the Aiken County and Augusta Public School Systems. Together my father and I opened an accredited private school, to properly educate kids who were unfairly expelled or forced to drop out of school by incompetent teachers and administrators. My father started “Aiken Academy”, and enrolled many children from all over South Carolina and Georgia! My father (an ordained minister) was eventually able to successfully educate thousands of students looking for private school education, to rectify the problems they had with public school education. Soon students came to him for help from across the country! Aiken Academy aided students in earning high school diplomas, college credits for prestigious universities, employment opportunities, and U.S. Military enlistment. After graduating from college, I became the Vice President at Aiken Academy and carried on my father’s work whenever he was overseas on Outreach Missionary Trips for Christian Education. During which; I developed important skills as an educator, that I would later use in establishing my own private school in Augusta, Georgia. I had a fierce pride for my father, and for what he accomplished in helping thousands of high school drop-out students through his respectable private school. My father’s work inspired me to carry on his legacy in many ways, including becoming a notable civil rights leader, renowned Christian minister, and community activist advocating against bullying, child abuse and racism in local public schools in Richmond County. I started “The Children’s Christian Center” in 2009, and with the support of my wife and children, this private school continued helping children of all ages who were victimized by the Richmond County School System, and Board of Education for years. I also became more active as a Community Leader and Volunteer Firefighter for various Fire Departments, and ran for political office as District 2 Board Member for the Richmond County Board of Education. My love for helping people as an ordained minister, allowed me to incorporate Christianity into private education (which is usually not allowed in public schools), and I taught Biblical studies along with our secular class subjects. Helping people and saving lives has always been a Beckles Family tradition; from ancient times unto my generation, I’m proud of the fact that my family’s history always involved working in: Christian Ministry, Education, and Military Service, Law Enforcement and Healthcare fields to support our communities and help our country become a better place to live! My prayers are that my children one day continue to serve God, carry on the Beckles family tradition, and help others in need. Watching my father dedicate his life to assisting people in need was my “wake up” call for me to honor God by doing the same thing. Neither one of us could have accomplished it alone, without the love and support of God Almighty and our families. My wife and kids are still my greatest inspiration to persevere through the struggles of being an unsung hero like my father. Doing the right thing is the only way that I choose to live by. America desperately needs to WAKE UP, and turn to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior! Fortunately, my son Christian Beckles helps stay encouraged by being a hero himself. When he was bullied and victimized at Copeland Elementary School (in Augusta, GA.) at the age of 11, my wife and I enrolled him into our private school. Despite all odds, he has excelled as a student, and assisted me during my political career to become a Board of Education Member. Now, Christian is a Christian youth minister and is writing & publishing children’s books. My father’s legacy in Education continues to live on in his grandchildren, and inspires people like me today. A new private school will be opened in his honor, and named the “Franklyn Beckles Computer Learning Academy”! This Christian Private School will comprise of: Computer Learning Skills, Computer Gaming, affordable Daycare, Biblical Study Program, Youth Ministry, a small historical museum and library dedicated to honoring unsung African American male heroes like my father who made an impact on Black History in South Carolina!
I'm not denying the importance of Malcolm X, but looking through his history, he had some fairly extreme views and preached violence and hatred for whites. He was an important activist, but I cannot respect anybody that preached violence or hatred for any other race, regardless of who they are.
Bro just stop I saw you argue on replies just say you don’t like Malcolm X if preaching the truth to you is considered hate then idk who feels guiltiest you, or in general the guilt complex of the American White Man.
Josephine Baker. I think she should have been mentioned. Along with many others like Septima Clark, Richard Loving, Jack Robinson, Madam CJ Walker, Quincy Jones and many others. I know the names on the list. But I like simple stories when common people didn't participate in civil rights activism directly. More like their life and career choices they made shaped them into representatives. Our life is created by these small particles - our lives intervening with each other, with people before us and those who come after. That's miraculous.
I skip Lincoln part I already knew he didn’t belong on this list , but Malcom couldn’t be silenced , he was what everyone one feared could become a real leader of black defending themselves, he should be number 1
I think Lincoln should be excluded from this list for a reason , he was a president with executive powers , while every one on the list was an activist , plus I have an issue with placing Malcolm x 3rd , but that's for another time
The emancipation proclamation was a war strategy; Lincoln wasn't racist. In Fredrick Douglass' biography he mentions that Lincoln was the only white man in his life to speak to him as a man and not marginalize him because he was black. Lincoln just prioritized the union, and many do not believe was legitimately racist
I disagree with this video. Lincoln is not a civil rights leader. Dr. King is the safest civil rights leader. Malcolm is the number one activist in my book.
I'm sorry but what about Mahatma Gandhi. the man who created indian independence from Great Britain, invented the non-violence protest and influenced the african independence from Great Britain and Martin Luther King Jr.
And one unsung hero, actor/writer/director Robert Culp, whose adherence to the belief that everyone deserves equality, was instrumental in changing American television forever by being teamed up with an African-American acting partner(to whom he also served as an acting coach and went to many Civil Rights functions and on Marches with) who was equal to or better than him in all things on the TV series I Spy. That African-American actor was Bill Cosby and, although recent events have cast a shadow on that actor's legacy, it doesn't change the fact that their partnership opened many doors and challenged many preconceived notions for African American actors.
As a student of the Civil Rights Movement, I can tell you right now that Ella Baker, Lyndon Johnson,I da B Wells and Booker T Washington should all be on this list above Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law. Nuff said. Ella Baker possibly did the most activism at grassroots level. Booker T Washington basically started the movement. What did Rosa Parks do? She was chosen by the NAACP as a test case because the other candidate, Claudette Colvin would have attracted bad publicity, as she was 15, unmarried and pregnant. Martin Luther King was a bit of a Civil Rights Butterfly. Came and went as and when he pleased. The Albany Campaign was a complete disaster and what did he do? He just left. He also cheated on his wife numerous times and plagiarised his PhD.
How activists started out Gandhi: I seen the way Indians were treated so I stood up for them and marched with peace not violence. Cesar Chavez: My people had no rights so I made a credit union and we boycotted the wine stores. Rosa Parks: I didn't want to get out of my seat.
wow the names completely left off this list: Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois, Harriet Tubman, Jesse Jackson, Marcus Garvey, Medgar Evers.......there's so many that could & should get mentioned
Thurgood Marshall did the fighting where it mattered, the courts! Everybody knows Cochran though. Marshal is up there with Martin and brother Malcolm. Sidenote-to put MLK over Lincoln is ludicrous!
You have to put Fredrick Douglas in the top 3. We don't learn enough about him. He was in a way the pioneer of civil rights for black ppl. Went from a literal slave to negotiating with President Lincoln in his office. Talk about self made. Also Turgod Marshall should be top 5.
Okey Elukeme Challenging the US government over the treatment of African Americans in the US and losing his boxing license as a result. He traveled across the country and held lectures supporting his brothers and sisters, against snobby white students who believed that 'blacks' were beneath them.
Everyone on this list is deserving of a mention. Everyone. But how are you going to mention Caesar Chaves, but not mention Larry Itliong/Philip Vera Cruz? To those who may not know who they are, they are the people who started what Caesar Chaves is known for.
Ok where is Muhammed ali like if you agree
I would like but it won't let me on mobile so.... "like"
+Freedom Fighter His refusal to participate in Vietnam was big time though
+Freedom Fighter what are you talking about he talked about injustice and how it affected him and other blacks in the 60s when it was very prevent and he talked about that a lot on his college tours look it up him talking about how great he was was just a little part of what he was preaching
smh
Thurnis Haley He was far from perfect, I think he resented Frazier because Frazier was accepted by white racists as the guy to beat Ali, after it became clear that a great white hope wasn't going to emerge.
Still, America'd be worse off without Ali.
denzel wasshington was spot on when he played malcolm x
and he didn't get an oscar, real sad
thats so true
I know, right? He is a superb actor.
Yes!!☺
Abraham Lincoln didn't abolish slavery by himself. And nor did he want to.
No one did anything by themself
WatchMojo.com , you forgot, magneto and professor x
No they didn't. Martin and Malcolm were the real life Professor X and Magneto.
+SpoiltOsprey lolol
+Eztli Ixtli fuck off
You win any argument is invalid.
+Titus Orelius
Nation Of Islam didn't fuck around.
To all who died fighting for our freedom I Salute you
My favorite is Malcolm X. His visions and speeches are incredible.
Why are they all Marxists?
To be honest I am Muslim but I don’t like Malcom x
i agree with Malcolm X. a true leader.
Krombopulos T yes
I like Malcolm X, but he preached hate rather than equality with white people.
Psychic He didn’t preach hate or violence, only self defense.
@@psychic3527 People are such a liar about Malcolm. Malcolm threw his hatred and racist views and denounced and preached against them. Just read his final letter. But some Whites are still shitty as he described them because they don't mention this about him. Also they said he lived a life of crimes? The guy spent a total of 18 months in prison. What's that big crime? A theft? They lie a lot about him and raise MLK name instead. Fuck that
Psychic nah he spoke facts!!
This is so good video ! WE ARE ALL EQUAL ! FUCK RACISM !
Thanks you for having a nice comment unlike the people talking bout how they like hitler
+KaRvApAlLoH You said it. Acceptance beats hatred any day.
+Eztli Ixtli There is absolutely nothing stopping you people from returning to Africa (where slavery is still legal btw), have fun :)
+Eztli Ixtli
Cute how you assume I'm white, but nah, it isn't. It's illegal. Don't try making excuses. Buy a plane ticket and get your ass to africa
***** What the heck does that mean?
Malcolm X is number 1 because of the passion he had in him and the aggressiveness he showed in presenting himself when he talked any means necessary
When he was in Makkah, Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, aka Malcolm X, wrote a letter to his loyal assistants in Harlem... from his heart, describing what has been described by you as an "inner transformation":
_"Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as is practiced by people of all colors and races here in this ancient Holy Land, the home of Abraham, Muhammad and all the other Prophets of the Holy Scriptures. For the past week, I have been utterly speechless and spellbound by the graciousness I see displayed all around me by people of all colors._
_"I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca, I have made my seven circuits around the Ka'ba, led by a young Mutawaf named Muhammad, I drank water from the well of the Zam Zam. I ran seven times back and forth between the hills of Mt. Al-Safa and Al Marwah. I have prayed in the ancient city of Mina, and I have prayed on Mt. Arafat."_
_"There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, from all over the world. They were of all colors, from blue-eyed blondes to black-skinned Africans. But we were all participating in the same ritual, displaying a spirit of unity and brotherhood that my experiences in America had led me to believe never could exist between the white and non-white."_
_"America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. Throughout my travels in the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, and even eaten with people who in America would have been considered white - but the white attitude was removed from their minds by the religion of Islam. I have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors together, irrespective of their color."_
_"You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this pilgrimage, what I have seen, and experienced, has forced me to rearrange much of my thought-patterns previously held, and to toss aside some of my previous conclusions. This was not too difficult for me. Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an open mind, which is necessary to the flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of intelligent search for truth."_
_"During the past eleven days here in the Muslim world, I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass, and slept on the same rug - while praying to the same God - with fellow Muslims, whose eyes were the bluest of blue, whose hair was the blondest of blond, and whose skin was the whitest of white. And in the words and in the deeds of the white Muslims, I felt the same sincerity that I felt among the black African Muslims of Nigeria, Sudan and Ghana."_
_"We were truly all the same (brothers) - because their belief in one God had removed the white from their minds, the white from their behavior, and the white from their attitude."_
_"I could see from this, that perhaps if white Americans could accept the Oneness of God, then perhaps, too, they could accept in reality the Oneness of Man - and cease to measure, and hinder, and harm others in terms of their 'differences' in color."_
_"With racism plaguing America like an incurable cancer, the so-called 'Christian' white American heart should be more receptive to a proven solution to such a destructive problem. Perhaps it could be in time to save America from imminent disaster - the same destruction brought upon Germany by racism that eventually destroyed the Germans themselves."_
_"Each hour here in the Holy Land enables me to have greater spiritual insights into what is happening in America between black and white. The American Negro never can be blamed for his racial animosities - he is only reacting to four hundred years of the conscious racism of the American whites. But as racism leads America up the suicide path, I do believe, from the experiences that I have had with them, that the whites of the younger generation, in the colleges and universities, will see the handwriting on the walls and many of them will turn to the spiritual path of truth - the only way left to America to ward off the disaster that racism inevitably must lead to."_
_"Never have I been so highly honored. Never have I been made to feel more humble and unworthy. Who would believe the blessings that have been heaped upon an American Negro? A few nights ago, a man who would be called in America a white man, a United Nations diplomat, an ambassador, a companion of kings, gave me his hotel suite, his bed. Never would I have even thought of dreaming that I would ever be a recipient of such honors - honors that in America would be bestowed upon a King - not a Negro."_
_"All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the Worlds."_
_Sincerely,_
_Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X)_
It's too bad that there is all this Islamophobia around.
This was in the movie of course made by Spike Lee.
Malcolm X will always be my favorite
MLK for life
Tf is wrong with you people, y'all are acting as if it is a competition to see who is the best leader. The civil rights movement was not a time where people fought to see who can be the best leader; the Civil Rights Movement was a time where black people were tired of being oppressed and stood up for change in the society they lived in. I see you guys fighting over who's the best leader stating that "Malcolm X is the best" or "no no Martin Luther King is the best" you guys even say Abraham Lincoln didn't care about us black people; the man literally abolished slavery all over America. Y'all should be ashamed of yourselfs.
He had respect for white people. Just not for democrats.
Lincoln no. 2?! Very generous.
He wasn't an advocate for Civil Rights he didn't care whether slaves were emancipated or not, his job was to preserve the Union
+Channel4Snakes I know, I was under the impression he only released them to gain some more men for the army. Can tell he didn't care about the slaves after his inauguration speech.
+Channel4Snakes Lincoln believed in white supremacy and he only freed slaves in confederate states.
+ctaylah Because that was the only thing he could do back then and not the border states yet together with the rest of populace not 100% behind the idea of freeing blacks yet for it was a war for the union and like I said in another post almost every white person believed in white supremacy on the planet back in those days so it is nothing new saying that "Oh Lincoln believed in white supremacy". At the end of all of we got the 13th amendment and the existence of the United States Of America today.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS A RACIST!!!
Before I watch this video, I bet MLK is No#1
I guessed John Lennon
Indeed
Tupac Shakur wasnt even an honorable mention
+Michael Ellis whose that?
+Michael Ellis exactly!!! That's what I was gonna say!
Did they just say Abraham Lincoln was a civil rights activist 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yes..... Civil doesn't mean black
Abe was not Civil Rights Activist, he was a president that had to keep the United States from splitting apart (north /south)... his agenda was financial, not freedom.
I pray for the over 200 that disliked this video. May God touch your hearts.
Malcolm X should be #1
Malcolm x was very radical and I don't think he should be #1 bc he believed that killing was ok as long as it was for his cause
+Mason Harbour killing is justified if you're being attacked he said
+Mason Harbour self defense is not radical
+Andre' Powell Jr so does that mean that the KKK are good too? If violence if okay... Then they're the same
Andre you need to reexamine your morals. Peace is the best way for a minorities to get rights. MLk was more effective at getting back people the right to vote. Also if they did what you are telling them they should have done they would have easily been beaten and people would turn against their cause.
Not even an honourable mention for MEDGAR EVERS!?
I think it's really sad and stupid that you made top 10 cheeses and top 10 movie lasers etc before this
Well
It is black history month
+Candice Honeycutt Yeah they could've made this video years ago on black history month
+Daniel A. they've had similar lists, hard to come up with ideas
+Candice Honeycutt
but what connection has cheese and lasers to black history month?
or is that some kind of a new stereotype I'm unaware of? xD
+Greta M. lol. no it's just because they've made a lot of really dumb lists in the pasts instead of good ones like this one
A very important civil rights leader concerning the land in which I am from is Elizabeth Peratrovich. She was a Alaska Native civil rights leader who gave a very powerful speech in 1945 on the steps of capital hill in Juneau Alaska. Before 1945, us as Alaskan Native went though similar struggles as African Americans did in the 1960's. We did not have the right to vote. Bathrooms were segregated. There were signs that would say "no natives or dogs allowed." It was very hard to obtain a house. Natives were not allowed to attend the same schools as our white counterparts could. She fought for equality for Alaskan Natives and every year, on February 16th, we celebrate 'Elizabeth Peratrovich day' here in the great state of Alaska. That you Elizabeth Peratrovich, and our founding fathers + sisters who have fought before for the rights that I now currently have.
Malcolm X is my #1
+xHyloidx No he was not
+xHyloidx Because the White man had Done alot of bad things to him in his life! 4 example, Burning down his family's house when his mom was pregnant with him. Killing his father 4 being black. His teacher telling him that a Lawyer is not a fitting job 4 a black man. So he had been though alot cause of the White man. So he stood up and Told the truth! Malcolm X was not a racsit
xHyloidx does it ever occur to any of u to go to the source of the problems instead of glossing over them, so he's wrong for reacting to the treatment that he & countless others received........smh it's funny how it's ok to assume the worst of us but play victim when the shoe is on the other foot
+xHyloidx funny thing about that statement is that ur people judge us like that & have done it since the beginning & continue to do so, if a victim of any crime starts to act different because of what they've experienced do u blame them, bottom line is this is a reaction to the continued suppression of those whom the elite deem lesser
+xHyloidx not to mention nothing u could experience now measures up to my experience of being black
"Should we cry when the pope dies? My request; we should cry, if they cried, when we buried Malcolm X." - 2pac
History ignores malcolm x a lot
ZXxsniperMsrXx May 19th should be Malcolm X day like MLK day
ZXxSniperMsrXx The media demonized him even more after his death.
White system does that
As good as the top bits of this list are, John Lewis deserves far more than a mere honorable mention. He marched with MLK at Selma, and he stood for full marriage equality this century. He has been a tireless worker throughout his life, and is one of the living people I most admire.
Lincon was never against slavery itslef
Tf is wrong with you people, y'all are acting as if it is a competition to see who is the best leader. The civil rights movement was not a time where people fought to see who can be the best leader; the Civil Rights Movement was a time where black people were tired of being oppressed and stood up for change in the society they lived in. I see you guys fighting over who's the best leader stating that "Malcolm X is the best" or "no no Martin Luther King is the best" you guys even say Abraham Lincoln didn't care about us black people; the man literally abolished slavery all over America. Y'all should be ashamed of yourselfs.
Tashinga Marufu He isn’t lying though... Lincoln wasn’t against slavery itself sadly. Very complex and dark American history.
@@kuronvega4085 Lincoln was against slavery but he didn't have the balls to do anything about it before the civil war.
lol okay then
yeah he wasn't against it, he just abolished it because he felt like it lol
Malcolm x should have been #1
Tf is wrong with you people, y'all are acting as if it is a competition to see who is the best leader. The civil rights movement was not a time where people fought to see who can be the best leader; the Civil Rights Movement was a time where black people were tired of being oppressed and stood up for change in the society they lived in. I see you guys fighting over who's the best leader stating that "Malcolm X is the best" or "no no Martin Luther King is the best" you guys even say Abraham Lincoln didn't care about us black people; the man literally abolished slavery all over America. Y'all should be ashamed of yourselfs
Malcom x was true leader others are hypocrite
There is no one single person in Civil Rights history that has been more influential then Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Enough said. RIP Dr. King, and thank you for everything you've done.
Did you know Dr. King was an adulterer. Did you know Dr. King was a communist. Did you know Dr. King encouraged violence in the civil rights movement. Did you know “his” most famous speech was written by a white man, Stanley levison? Did you? Now depending on what side of the isle you’re on this will either make you happy or leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth
R.I.P Rosa Parks,Malcolm X and Martin Luther King
I wouldn't consider Malcolm X as a civil rights activist he was more of hardline millitant. And it's no suprised that MLK is #1
+Chris Lancour
He was both.
He was a civil rights activist. He wanted black Americans to have equal rights and to be treated the same did he not?
+ctaylah he was also an extremist wanting a war between blacks and whites.
daniel nolte
He wanted black people to fight for their freedom rather than Begging for it like MLK. And he was Right.
*****
In other words the white media demonized him because he believed freedom and equality should be demanded instead of begged for(like MLK did). That's why they praise MLK so much. Because he allowed them to beat and kill blacks without fighting back but Malcolm wanted to fight fire with fire.
White Media bullshit
I'm a bit disappointed that Robert jebediah freeman wasn't on this list
AMEN
+sir slick rock haha
+Eleodoro Bahena FUCK YOU
Ha!
David C Penn A Civil Rights legend from the Animated Sitcom, The Boondocks. Very funny show with great social commentary it way ahead of it’s time
*Malcolm-X should have been #1*
Hell Yeah!
Titus Orelius agreed
Naw MLK because X said he was not part of Civil Rights
Malcolm was not a civil rights activist he was a human rights activist
all of them are amazing people because they fought for the people and not for them so hi salut them. love to all my brother and sisters ( white,black,asian,Indian etc..)
" If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that." - Abraham Lincoln
Aw geez the suspense leading up to number one was killing me!
Marcus Garvey should be number 1 .
Malcolm X is the greatest of all of them! My true role model and Hero! ❤️🙌🏼
are you planning on killing the real Chris Stuckmann?
+Daniel A. Nah, just his reverse. He is awesome
+Bizaro Stuckmann yes he is
Malcolm X shoulda been #2, Lincoln truly didn't care whether the slaves got freed or not (that's just me)
Tf is wrong with you, y'all are acting as if it is a competition to see who is the best leader. The civil rights movement was not a time where people fought to see who can be the best leader; the Civil Rights Movement was a time where black people were tired of being oppressed and stood up for change in the society they lived in. I see you guys fighting over who's the best leader stating that "Malcolm X is the best" or "no no Martin Luther King is the best" you guys even say Abraham Lincoln didn't care about us black people; the man literally abolished slavery all over America. Y'all should be ashamed of yourselfs
Malcolm x should’ve been #1
Y'know, I had a long response to show you my point of view. . .
But Honestly My Guy, there's enough info/"historical documentation" on these machines we use where imma just say: Research It G'z
@@kingkante2913 Fair enough
@@tashingamarufu2851 dudes where literally selfless. and people arguing about who was the best.
The best video I have seen on the topic. Thank you for organizing it!
A. Philip Randolph
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr.
William Lloyd Garrison
Sojourner Truth
W. E. B. Du Bois
Huey Newton
Bobby Seale
It's unconscionable the first two weren't listed. And I'm shocked none of the others were even name checked.
Poor Emmit Till, I really feel very sad for him and his family.
All 10 would rebel against Trump.
My Favorite is Medgar Evers….His Sacrifice was instrumental in the civil rights movement 💪🏾🙏🏾👏🏾🇺🇸
Abraham Lincoln being an activist is laughable lmao he didn’t give a damn about the slaves. It’s literally a google search away. Him being over Malcolm X is deplorable
Who would dislike this?
people that support trump
I know right?
+Tomasz Aulich - Trump is not racist, fool. He just wants people to enter America LEGALLY. Since when is wanting to protect your country from illegal immigrants who sap away at the economy racist?
Woah, I've never seen one in the wild.
+Anton K so what about the Canadians that are illegal immigrants, trump really is only keeping out the Mexicans not our northern neighbors, so it honestly is very racist. And don't get me started on him discriminating against Muslims
Malcolm X should be number 1
They ‘re ALLLL ICONIC AND INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE and their legacies will NEVER EVER EVER be silenced for what they fought for to society
Hear me out there’s long term leadership
Team building
Over in time which creates a foundation where people can build off each other (my personal favourite)
Because even if you leave. Your legacy is still alive MLK
And there’s short term
Short term helps move forward a movement brute force motivation
But hey they can work together
We all know my Boy Number 1
Mah man Malcolm
Even though he isn't MLK Jr, I think that Medgar Evers deserved at least an honorable mention in this video.
Why the hell did they call him Malcolm Little he clearly hated that name with a passion
Martain Luther king!😊❤💙💚💛💜
Where's Trump?
+Nico Musku trump hasn't been elected yet, till then white rights will have to be trumped on by minorities.
+Nico Musku that's on the crypto-fascist list
+Nico Musku On the opposite side of the list....
+thisnotjesus shut the fuck up you guys already have all the rights you can dream of.
Davampire King well where's our right to own slaves? where's our to segregate by race?
Muhammad Ali deserved to be in top 10 but I couldn’t see
ONE TO ADD TO THE TOP 10 LIST IS: Black History Pioneer Professor Franklyn V. Beckles, Sr., was the first African American to start & develop the Computer Science Department at Aiken Technical College, and lobbied to have the racist College Administration to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday!! From 1989-2014, he managed and directed the first African-American Private School in Aiken County, South Carolina, educating hundreds of black men and women of all ages, to become productive citizens in The South. My father and I didn’t like the direction America is going in regards to many things that compromise moral values, but our biggest concern was how often the Public School System in this country keeps failing our youth. Especially when it comes to African American male students. American public schools keep lagging in quality education for all students, and it’s not going to improve unless we all work together to do something about it. For 27 years that’s exactly what my father and I have been doing, to improve the crisis with embattled & poorly managed public schools in our community. Back in 1988, my father had a vision to help all children despite discrimination, who were mistreated or neglected by the Aiken County and Augusta Public School Systems. Together my father and I opened an accredited private school, to properly educate kids who were unfairly expelled or forced to drop out of school by incompetent teachers and administrators. My father started “Aiken Academy”, and enrolled many children from all over South Carolina and Georgia! My father (an ordained minister) was eventually able to successfully educate thousands of students looking for private school education, to rectify the problems they had with public school education. Soon students came to him for help from across the country! Aiken Academy aided students in earning high school diplomas, college credits for prestigious universities, employment opportunities, and U.S. Military enlistment. After graduating from college, I became the Vice President at Aiken Academy and carried on my father’s work whenever he was overseas on Outreach Missionary Trips for Christian Education. During which; I developed important skills as an educator, that I would later use in establishing my own private school in Augusta, Georgia. I had a fierce pride for my father, and for what he accomplished in helping thousands of high school drop-out students through his respectable private school. My father’s work inspired me to carry on his legacy in many ways, including becoming a notable civil rights leader, renowned Christian minister, and community activist advocating against bullying, child abuse and racism in local public schools in Richmond County. I started “The Children’s Christian Center” in 2009, and with the support of my wife and children, this private school continued helping children of all ages who were victimized by the Richmond County School System, and Board of Education for years. I also became more active as a Community Leader and Volunteer Firefighter for various Fire Departments, and ran for political office as District 2 Board Member for the Richmond County Board of Education. My love for helping people as an ordained minister, allowed me to incorporate Christianity into private education (which is usually not allowed in public schools), and I taught Biblical studies along with our secular class subjects. Helping people and saving lives has always been a Beckles Family tradition; from ancient times unto my generation, I’m proud of the fact that my family’s history always involved working in: Christian Ministry, Education, and Military Service, Law Enforcement and Healthcare fields to support our communities and help our country become a better place to live! My prayers are that my children one day continue to serve God, carry on the Beckles family tradition, and help others in need. Watching my father dedicate his life to assisting people in need was my “wake up” call for me to honor God by doing the same thing. Neither one of us could have accomplished it alone, without the love and support of God Almighty and our families. My wife and kids are still my greatest inspiration to persevere through the struggles of being an unsung hero like my father. Doing the right thing is the only way that I choose to live by. America desperately needs to WAKE UP, and turn to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior! Fortunately, my son Christian Beckles helps stay encouraged by being a hero himself. When he was bullied and victimized at Copeland Elementary School (in Augusta, GA.) at the age of 11, my wife and I enrolled him into our private school. Despite all odds, he has excelled as a student, and assisted me during my political career to become a Board of Education Member. Now, Christian is a Christian youth minister and is writing & publishing children’s books. My father’s legacy in Education continues to live on in his grandchildren, and inspires people like me today. A new private school will be opened in his honor, and named the “Franklyn Beckles Computer Learning Academy”! This Christian Private School will comprise of: Computer Learning Skills, Computer Gaming, affordable Daycare, Biblical Study Program, Youth Ministry, a small historical museum and library dedicated to honoring unsung African American male heroes like my father who made an impact on Black History in South Carolina!
I'm not denying the importance of Malcolm X, but looking through his history, he had some fairly extreme views and preached violence and hatred for whites. He was an important activist, but I cannot respect anybody that preached violence or hatred for any other race, regardless of who they are.
jtgoheels Is self-defense a violence?
Bro just stop I saw you argue on replies just say you don’t like Malcolm X if preaching the truth to you is considered hate then idk who feels guiltiest you, or in general the guilt complex of the American White Man.
Malcolm X > MLK
Josephine Baker. I think she should have been mentioned. Along with many others like Septima Clark, Richard Loving, Jack Robinson, Madam CJ Walker, Quincy Jones and many others. I know the names on the list. But I like simple stories when common people didn't participate in civil rights activism directly. More like their life and career choices they made shaped them into representatives. Our life is created by these small particles - our lives intervening with each other, with people before us and those who come after. That's miraculous.
Let's be real here, Lincoln started, King finished it
MALCOM X
MLK is very overrated
I skip Lincoln part I already knew he didn’t belong on this list , but Malcom couldn’t be silenced , he was what everyone one feared could become a real leader of black defending themselves, he should be number 1
I think Lincoln should be excluded from this list for a reason , he was a president with executive powers , while every one on the list was an activist , plus I have an issue with placing Malcolm x 3rd , but that's for another time
Where the hell are John Brown are Harriet Tubman?
It's sad to see that such inspirational people were killed by just speaking their minds.
I won't be happy in a world without equality.
Good
The emancipation proclamation was a war strategy; Lincoln wasn't racist. In Fredrick Douglass' biography he mentions that Lincoln was the only white man in his life to speak to him as a man and not marginalize him because he was black. Lincoln just prioritized the union, and many do not believe was legitimately racist
My favorite activist is Malcolm x
I disagree with this video. Lincoln is not a civil rights leader. Dr. King is the safest civil rights leader. Malcolm is the number one activist in my book.
Where's the list for the international civil rights activists? I can't find it
I'm sorry but what about Mahatma Gandhi. the man who created indian independence from Great Britain, invented the non-violence protest and influenced the african independence from Great Britain and Martin Luther King Jr.
And one unsung hero, actor/writer/director Robert Culp, whose adherence to the belief that everyone deserves equality, was instrumental in changing American television forever by being teamed up with an African-American acting partner(to whom he also served as an acting coach and went to many Civil Rights functions and on Marches with) who was equal to or better than him in all things on the TV series I Spy. That African-American actor was Bill Cosby and, although recent events have cast a shadow on that actor's legacy, it doesn't change the fact that their partnership opened many doors and challenged many preconceived notions for African American actors.
Abe Lincoln did not abolish slavery because he thought it was wrong, he abolished to keep the country together
But Abraham Lincoln wasn't anti-slavery?
Both my parents share birthdays of two of these people..My dad/Rosa Parks February 4th, Malcolm X/my mom May 19th:)
As a student of the Civil Rights Movement, I can tell you right now that Ella Baker, Lyndon Johnson,I da B Wells and Booker T Washington should all be on this list above Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law. Nuff said. Ella Baker possibly did the most activism at grassroots level. Booker T Washington basically started the movement. What did Rosa Parks do? She was chosen by the NAACP as a test case because the other candidate, Claudette Colvin would have attracted bad publicity, as she was 15, unmarried and pregnant. Martin Luther King was a bit of a Civil Rights Butterfly. Came and went as and when he pleased. The Albany Campaign was a complete disaster and what did he do? He just left. He also cheated on his wife numerous times and plagiarised his PhD.
How activists started out
Gandhi: I seen the way Indians were treated so I stood up for them and marched with peace not violence.
Cesar Chavez: My people had no rights so I made a credit union and we boycotted the wine stores.
Rosa Parks: I didn't want to get out of my seat.
Daniel Garcia bruh... such a troll comment, lolol
Abraham Lincoln doesn't belong on this list at all. He was racist and didn't really want to ability slavery.
Bayard Rustin should at least get an honorable mention.
Frederick Douglass’s second wife was more abolitionist than Lincoln.
wow the names completely left off this list: Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois, Harriet Tubman, Jesse Jackson, Marcus Garvey, Medgar Evers.......there's so many that could & should get mentioned
May they Rest In Power 🙏🏽✊🏽
Don’t you dare call brother Malcolm by the slave name he shed a long time ago. His name is El Hajj Malik Shabbazz also known as Malcolm X
Lololololol KFC commercial before the video hahahahahahahahahahaha
Thurgood Marshall did the fighting where it mattered, the courts! Everybody knows Cochran though. Marshal is up there with Martin and brother Malcolm. Sidenote-to put MLK over Lincoln is ludicrous!
Why isn’t Malcolm X number 1? The movie was good.
You have to put Fredrick Douglas in the top 3. We don't learn enough about him. He was in a way the pioneer of civil rights for black ppl. Went from a literal slave to negotiating with President Lincoln in his office. Talk about self made. Also Turgod Marshall should be top 5.
Thanks for the list. Here are a couple of people you all missed off the top of my head: Harriet Tubman, Richard Allen, James Baldwin
John Lewis is my 3rd cousin, he is the only person who spoke at the March on Washington and has met Barack Obama
Genuinely thought they would have Emmett Till as a civil rights activist💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
I totally forgot about Abraham Lincoln being an activist
this was probably the most intense piece you've ever come up with. #PeaceOnEarth
Malcolm X deserves number one position.
Top 10 best speeches in American history
I would take about 5 people off this list and replace them w/ Jeannette Rankin, Stokely Carmichael, A. Philip Randolph, & Bobbie Kennedy
Let's keep this comment at a even like!
Frederick Douglass biofilm with my own Casting
No Muhammad Ali? His impact was enormous.
really how???
Okey Elukeme Challenging the US government over the treatment of African Americans in the US and losing his boxing license as a result. He traveled across the country and held lectures supporting his brothers and sisters, against snobby white students who believed that 'blacks' were beneath them.
+Anthony Broderick OK thanks for the info
you didn't even mention A. Philip Randolph or Bayard Rustin. how do they not even get mentioned?
Everyone on this list is deserving of a mention. Everyone. But how are you going to mention Caesar Chaves, but not mention Larry Itliong/Philip Vera Cruz? To those who may not know who they are, they are the people who started what Caesar Chaves is known for.
What about Nat Turner ? He led the most successful slave rebellion in the United States and his actions inspired John Brown.