Malcolm X

Malcolm X was arguably one of the most influential faces in the Civil Rights
Movement. He was a leader. Idealistically, Malcolm was very similar to Martin Luther
King Jr., but had a few key differences. Malcolm X believed in any method to self
preserve during the movement, not just in peaceful protest. Malcolm urged people to
protect themselves in any way necessary. Malcolm was an outspoken member of
the Civil Rights Movement, which ultimately led to his demise. Malcolm X was
gunned down on February 21st, 1965 in Washington Heights, New York City, New
York, while speaking at a rally he arranged. Some of his famous quotes are as
follows: You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace
unless he has his freedom, you're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't
face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it, and, if you don't
stand for something you will fall for anything.

Freedom Corner

Freedom Corner is located at the intersection of Centre Avenue and Crawford Street in
Pittsburgh, PA. It is marked by a circle that celebrates Pittsburgh's civil rights leaders from
the 1950s and the 1960s. Freedom corner was used for local rally's and marches of the
lower community in the town which is ultimately just asking for a spot in the hall of fame. In
1963, over 2,000 Pittsburghers departed from Freedom Corner to attend the historic March
on Washington, DC, for Dr. King's I Have A Dream speech before a quarter of a million
people.
Physical details of the monument include: The Spiritual Form, The Prayer Circle, The Circle
of Honor, and the Stone of Origin. The site was designed and executed by artist Carlos
Peterson and architect Howard Graves, both African American Hill District natives.
Little Rock

In a key event of the American Civil Rights Movement, nine black students
enrolled at formerly all white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas,
in September 1957. The court had mandated that all public schools in the
country be integrated with all deliberate speed in its decision related to
the groundbreaking case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. On
September 4, 1957, the first day of classes at Central High, Governor Orval
Faubus of Arkansas called in the state National Guard to bar the black
students entry into the school. Later in the month, President Dwight D.
Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into the
school, and they started their first full day of classes on September 25.