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Greensbro sit in
who: african american protesters
what: sat at segreagated lunch counters and stayed until served
when: 1960
where: chicago, greensbro
why?: students desegregated lunch counters in 48 citites
cause: segregation in lunch counters
effect: desegregation of lunch counters -
summer of 1961 freedom rides
who: core meembers and james peek
what: bus trip to quiestion supreme courts decision
where: birmingham, alabama
why?: provoke violent reation to convince kennedy
cause: segregation in bus terminals
effect: i.c.c banned segregation in traveling -
james meredith attends ole' miss
who: james meredith
what: meredith won case that allowed him to enroll the univ.
where: mississippi
why: segregation in universities
cause: gov. ross barneett refused registration
effect: james mereditch opened a court case -
1963 birmingham protests
who: martin luther king jr & sclc
what: protests to desegregate alabama
where: birmingham, alabama
why?: most segregated city in U.S
cause: discrimantion against afr. ame.
effect: birmingham officials ended segregation -
march on washington
who: 250,000 thousand protesters
what: the passage of civil rights bill
where: lincoln memorial
why: the death of 6 people
cause: segregation in the u.s.
effect: signing of civil rights act of 1964 -
freedom summer
who: civil rights groups
what: civil rights groups recruited college students
where: mississippi
why: 3 males were killed
cause: registration of afr. ame. to vote
effect: compromis with MFDP -
Selma campaign
who: MLK and protesters
what: protest to montgomery
where: selma, montgomery
why: many were beat, mayhem broke and causeed segregation lead to beating
effect: another march with 25,000 people with federal protection -
watt riots
who: african americans
what: riots in los angeles, CA
where: neighborhood in LA
why: in ny white cops killed afr. ame. teen
cause: arican americans desired economic equality
effect: 34 dead and millions of $ lost to property damage -
kerner commision
who: president johnson
what: study the causes of urban violence
where: u.s
why: white people being rascist
cause: administraion ignored recommendations
effect: end of segregation and whipe out ghetto enviornment -
MLK assasination
who: martin luther king jr
what: sensed that death was near
where: washington DC
why: james ealy ray shot him
cause: segregation
effect: kings death
