45. Hayden was the first leading 1960s radical activist to run for major political office, challenging Senator John Tunney of California in the Democratic primary of 1976. Is ‘My Son Hunter’ the Movie Joe Biden Fears Most? In 1964, disillusioned by Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad’s behavior, Malcolm X left the organization. She has been married to Steve Talley since July 4, 2015. In 1982 he founded Earth Island Institute to support environmental projects around the world. Initially the women at Hull House took care of children, nursed the sick and offered kindergarten and evening classes for immigrant adults. TIME magazine just published its "25 Moments That Changed America" list, focusing on the 20th Century. 5. In 1947 he began organizing a series of nonviolent acts of civil disobedience in the South and border states to provoke a challenge to Jim Crow practices in interstate transportation. In December 1950 he organized the first semipublic homosexual discussion group, which soon became the Mattachine Society, known then as a "homophile" group. 49. Drawing on writings by conspiracy theorists and white supremacists, Beck presents a misleading version of America’s radical family tree. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation’s journalism. Douglas Smith and G. Roger Jajoura, "Social Structure and Criminal Victimization," Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, February 1988, pp.27-52. You can read our Privacy Policy here. 27. The strategy worked. He worked as a community organizer in Newark and helped link student activists to the civil rights movement and later the antiwar movement. He previously played for the NFL teams San Francisco 49ers, which had selected him as the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, and the Kansas City Chiefs. But in his day the establishment considered King a dangerous troublemaker. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–68) helped change America’s conscience, not only about civil rights but also about economic justice, poverty and war. During and after his playing days, he joined picket lines and marches, wrote a newspaper column that attacked racism and raised funds for the NAACP. Gloria Steinem (1934–) helped popularize feminist ideas as a writer and activist. Beck argues, for example, that the civil rights movement "has been perverted and distorted" by people claiming that Martin Luther King Jr. supported "redistribution of wealth." 24. 42. Now we take these ideas for granted. As an inexperienced young pastor in Montgomery, Alabama, King was reluctantly thrust into the leadership of the bus boycott. 35. After graduating from North Carolina’s Shaw University in 1927 as valedictorian, Baker began a lifelong career as a social activist. In 1940 she became an organizer for the NAACP, traveling to many small towns and big cities across the South and developing a network of activists. Muste (1885–1967). He introduced Americans to the music of other cultures and catalyzed the "folk revival" of the late 1950s and ’60s. New York Times Buries Beach Erosion to Hype 'Rising Sea', Disgraced Brian Williams Promotes Disgraced Lincoln Project, Todd Warns Critics Not to Bash Genocidal China as 'Rivalry Heats Up', Cuomo Mocks GOP as Like Child Rapists, Then Gets Caught Lying by Denying He Ever Said It, 'Letting My Hopes Up': Illegal Immigrants Tell ABC, NBC Biden Is Why They’re Here, Nets Attack Atlanta Sheriff With Out-of-Context Quote About Asian Spa Shooter, 'So Soviet'! He taught Americans, especially the urban poor and working class, how to organize to improve conditions in their communities. Copyright (c) 2021 The Nation Company LLC, Special Issue: Parenting as a Radical Act of Love, Kazuo Ishiguro at the End of the End of History, What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions, Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden’s Air Strike in Syria. She visited coal mines, slums and schools to draw attention to the plight of the disadvantaged and to lobby for reform laws.