The Industrial Revolution started at the end of the 19th Century, from 1760 to 1850
They played a role against the violation of human rights because of the inequality the world had against race,color,ethnicity and even weight/height. When people protested about this topic, people were less hateful to diversity and would allow any other skin color, weight or races into this world.
Strom Thurmond did not challenge the status quo.
Thurgood Marshall argued cases like <em>Brown v. The Board of Education </em>before the US Supreme Court, and later (in 1967) became a Supreme Court justice -- the first African-American justice to serve on the court.
As president, Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981, which abolished racial segregation in the US military.
Jackie Robinson was the first black player to play in Major League Baseball.
Strom Thurmond was a US Senator from South Carolina who sought to protect the status quo against the civil rights movement.