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Martin Luther King, Jr. Key activist in the African-American Civil Rights Movement Fought to end racial segregation and discrimination in the 1960s and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work Famous for his “I have a dream” speech Shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968
Apartheid System of racial segregation enforced in South Africa between 1948 and 1994 Rights of the majority “non-white” inhabitants of South Africa were almost nonexistent White supremacy Ended by Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress in 1994
Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela Anti-apartheid activist Sentenced to life in prison for sabotage and served 27 years before being released Started the negotiations that led to multi-racial democracy in South Africa Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 Served as the President in South Africa from 1994-1999