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John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president, negotiated the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and initiated the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated in 1963.
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African-American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X articulated concepts of race pride and black nationalism
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement
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Robert Kennedy was Attorney General during his brother JFK's administration. He later served as a U.S. Senator and was assassinated during his run for the presidency.