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14 heroes of the Civil Rights Movement whose names you may not recognize

14 Civil Rights Movement leaders, including Claudette Colvin, A. Philip Randolph, Charles Hamilton Houston, Pauli Murray, Mamie Till-Mobley, Howard Thurman, and Fannie Lou Hamer, have been largely overlooked for their contributions to the movement, which led to the end of racial segregation in the United States and inspired decolonization movements in Africa and Asia.

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