Emmett's murder took place just after the start of the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement took place from 1954 to 1968. It all started when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man and sit in the back of the bus. Although Rosa Parks is a well-known figure in the civil rights movement, the most famous person from the movement would undoubtedly be Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. His famous "I Have a Dream" speech is one of the most famous speeches most famous. in American history. Martin Luther King Jr. followed in Gandhi's footsteps and took a nonviolent approach to the entire civil rights situation. His teachings, boycotts and other non-violent methods worked. Ultimately, the African American community was considered equal to whites. Black people were no longer separated from