She contributed to the success of the Civil Rights campaign
by launching several movements aimed at bringing attention to the issues of
racism and segregation in the South.
Among the movements that she help start are the Lunch Counter Integration
Campaign, the Freedom Riders Movement and was one of the founders of the
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee that also helped organize voting
rights in Alabama and the voting rights movement in Selma. This committee also helped ratify the Voting
Rights Act of 1965 empowering the federal government to ensure that African
Americans and other minorities are able to register as well as vote during
election periods.
