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Civil Rights movement
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Montgomery bus boycott
90% of Blacks didn't ride the bus in Montgomery in protest of the Rosa Parks incident. -
SCLC and King
The southern Christian leadership conference, led by King, was a key part in the Civil rights movement. The SCLC utilized nonviolence resistance to" redeem the soul of America". -
Sit in Movements
A form of civil disobedience used by protesters in white only seatings at lunch. -
SNCC
A peaceful organization, started by Ella Baker, rooted in justice and nonviolence. Ella Baker was a 55-year-old woman who encouraged students to stand up. Trained students in civil disobedience. -
James Meredith integrates Ole Miss
James Meredith, an African American veteran, applied to join Ole Miss, integrating its only white students. -
Freedom Rides
6 blackes and 6 whites boarded a bus in DC and went south. White mobs attacked the busses when they got there. -
Birmingham campain
A series of protests in Birmingham resulting in the arrests of 50 people and Doctor King. -
March on Washington
More than 250,000 people marched on Washington for the unequal treatment on African Americans in the war industries. -
Freedom Summer
A campaign to register black voters in Mississippi. The nearly 900 volunteers were, black and white, where met with the expected backlash. 3 students went missing and were discovered to be murdered.