Four Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement

Four Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement

The first session of our series on civil rights leaders will explore the life and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr.

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The civil rights movement is one of the most important movements of 20th-century American history. Brave Americans faced violence, beatings, bombings and killings as they worked to overturn Jim Crow laws that had denied African Americans their Constitutional rights.

This four-part series offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University will look at four leaders in the civil rights movement. In this class, we’ll examine the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., under whose leadership the movement chose non-violence. Other sessions will explore:

• Feb. 1: John Lewis
• Feb. 8: Rosa Parks
• Feb. 15: Mary McLeod Bethune

Instructor Elva Card taught world history and psychology in Fairfax County Public Schools for 31 years.

How to Join

Please note that you must be signed in to your AARP.org account or create an account to register for events. AARP membership is not required. You will be emailed a link to join the class via the OLLI Mason Zoom platform prior to the event. Information you share on that platform will be governed by the privacy policy of OLLI Mason.