Question

A civil rights activist once said, "You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea." How did the civil rights movement prove this?

Answer 1

An example is how MLK jr was assasinated yet people still fought for civil rights to this day. we see black men and women still fighting for their rights and all the incidents of police brutality incourage them to keep fighting. 

Answer 2

The civil rights movement was successful despite that many of their leaders were killed.

Step-by-step explanation:

The civil rights movement was a social revolution that look for justice to African American, demanding equal rights for them in the United States Constitution. The civil rights movement started in 1954 and lasted until 1968. During that period of time leaders of the movement such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were assessinated by people that tried to put an end to the movement. However, the ideas of their leaders proved to be indestructible as the movement succeed at the end.