▁in ▁his ▁home ▁town ▁of ▁Detroit , ▁the ▁Real ▁American . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁Cris is , ▁Ama zing - Man ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁hero es ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁Mon itor ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁Anti - Mon itor ' s ▁quest ▁for ▁destruction . ▁On ▁a ▁future ▁case , ▁Ama zing - Man ' s ▁powers ▁changed ▁so ▁that ▁now ▁he ▁had ▁master y ▁of ▁magnet ism ▁while ▁losing ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁m im ic ▁matter . ▁ ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Activ ist ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁his ▁secret ▁identity ▁was ▁revealed ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁by ▁J . ▁Ed gar ▁Ho over . ▁This ▁act ▁end anger ed ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁Ever ett ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁family . ▁During ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁his ▁nep hew ▁alongside ▁two ▁other ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁sp ur red ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁led ▁march es ▁against ▁seg reg ation ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁and ▁also ▁helped ▁to ▁qu ell ▁ri ots ▁in ▁Detroit . ▁Ever ett ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ' s ▁murder er ▁James ▁Earl ▁Ray . ▁In ▁the ▁DC ▁Comics ▁Un iverse , ▁he ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁third ▁most ▁important ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁African ▁American ▁civil ▁rights , ▁behind ▁acc laimed ▁activ ists ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁and ▁Mal col m ▁X .