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Mississippi Freedom Summer
Was an project that tried to register as many African Americans voters as possible in Mississippi. Whites traveled to Mississippi to volunteer also -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This ended segregation in public places , stopped employment discrimination because of people race , sex , color , and religion -
Civil Rights Act of 1965
After problems in Selma, Alabama, the 1965 Voting Rights Act was passed which allowed provisions for the federal protection of black voters. -
Black Power
Stokely Carmichael was the new chair man of SNCC ( Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee ) made the the " Black Power " movement known they reject non-violence in favor of armed self-defense , and embraces black nationalism and separatism over inter-racialism.