That they were intelligent and knew that they needed tools. They could use bigger rocks.
James Meridith is a civil right movement figure. He was the first student allowed in the segregated University of Mississippi, though he was an African-American. He is also a writer, political advisor, and an Air Force Veteran. His overall goal was to pressure the Kennedy Administration to create civil rights for African Americans.
It would be very difficult to argue that one person/event can accurately summarize the huge political, social, and economic changes that took place during this era. One must consider that this time period saw the anti-war movement, civil rights movement, environmental movement, and parts of the women's rights movement. No one person or event involved all of these different changes at once.
However, if you were to make this argument you could use the following:
a) Martin Luther King Jr.- His role in the Civil Rights movement and peace movement make him one of the biggest civil rights icons of the 21st century.
b) March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom- This 1963 march included hundreds of thousands of Americans and allowed MLK to give his "I have a dream speech."
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Long staple cotton was profitable because the cotton fibers could be easily separated from the seeds. ... While reducing the number of slaves needed to grow cotton the cotton gin greatly increased the areas where cotton could be profitably grown. This increased the demand for slaves.
