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Emmett Louis Till
Till was a 14 yearold boy who was killed for whistling at a white woman. His death made people want fight for rights and justice. -
President Eisenhower orders
Little rock nine fights for their education. African American were happy that their was people in the government willing to fight for their right to go to school. -
Mack Charles Parker
He is an African American who was accused of raping a pregnant white women and was murdered by a group of men. A innocent black man was beaten, shot and was dropped into a river. People believed that justice need to be served for what was done to him. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Rider bus was set on fire (desegregation laws) Africans Americans felt that they couldnt even do a peaceful protest with violence from white people. -
William Lewis Moore.
He was murdered during his protest against segregation. African Americans were upset and ready to fight back when he died. -
Birmingham march
Children were attacked by police dogs and with fire hoses. African Amercain were angry that their children were being treated this way. They was ready to fight with everything they got. -
Medgar Evers
Civil Rights leader murdered in Mississippi. He was a leader for African American and he did everything he could for them. -
Birmingham Church Bombing
Four school girls killed in a bombing at their church. People was angry that somebody would do this and then killed four children at that. They saw it as a terrorist attack. -
Philadelphia Mississippi Killing
Three Civil Rights workers abducted and killed by the Klan. People were threaten by this and wanted to do something about it. -
Jimmie Lee Jackson
A Civil Rights leader who was killed by a state trooper from trying to protect his mother. People were angry that the trooper that shot and beaten him to death wasnt punished. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A Civil Rights leader, who was assassinated from a bullet to the the head. Died on April 4, 1968. Riots and violence started, people want justice for the death of Martin Lurther king.
