Edgar Nixon was a bold and powerful leader during the Civil Rights Movement through the 1950s. He joined many different civil rights organizations, such as the Montgomery Improvement Association, NAACP, Montgomery Voters League, and Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Nixon worked with figures such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. to help promote black rights in the late 1940s through the late 1950s, with the other leaders continuing the movement through the 1960s.
Thesis Statement: Edgar Nixon, Alabama Journal's 1954 "Man of the Year," should definitely be considered the father of the civil rights movement because he proved his leadership in designing and carrying out the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and holds a casting legacy by recruiting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to the boycott and successfully promoting the rights of black people.