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Little Rock Nine
Nine African American students are enrolled in a previously all white school. -
Letters From A Birmingham Jail
Written by MLK Jr. while in jail for protesting. MLK Jr.'s response to white clergymen criticizing his protesters. -
D-Day
This was the beginning of the protests. All the students ditched school to meet at the 16th Street Baptist Church. From there they went to protest in the park. -
Freedom Summer
Civil Rights activists went to register African American voters in Mississippi. They wanted to give African Americans a voice in their gov't. -
The Civil Rights Act
Outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, or national origin. -
Selma to Montgomery March
It was a 5-day, 54-mile march. King lead his supporters from Montgomery to Selma. King made a speech entitled, "How Long, Not Long." -
The Assassination of MLK
Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. He was shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. His death shook the nation and riots ensued.
