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Emmett Till
Emmeet Till was young boy who was dared to do something and speak to a white woman. This is important to African Americans because it detrimes justice for them. -
Little Rock
The president tries to get these people justice and help for them. This was important to African Americans because it was for their edcuation and for their safety. -
Mack Charles Parker
A man who was killed by white men because of an conviction. This is important African Americans because it their acussed because of skin color and just chosen as bad guys. -
Freedom Riders
7 black people were on an intergrated an bus to stop segeration. This was important to African Americans because it determined if you would travel with whites. -
William Lewis Moore
A memeber of CORE who was doing marches by himself and was murdered on his last march. He was fighting for segeration for African Americans segeraion. -
Birmingham
It was a stand still and marches going on and state and local government didnt like it. So Black communities could ger moderate gains. -
Medgar Evers
An African-American civil rights activist trying to get rights for school segregation murdered. This is important to AA's because it determines wether you could attend a certain college. -
16th Bapist Church
Klan memebers bomb a church with four children in the church who were murderd due to smoke. The importance to this is that no matter what if your innocent or not you'll still be harrased and treated like dirt. -
Civil Rights Workers Slained
Three American civil rights' workers, were lynched by KKK members. It was almost chance to for AA's to vote. -
Jimmie Lee Jackson
A civil rights protestor who was shot and killed by Alabama State Trooper James Bonard Fowler. His death incourage AA's to start Selma to Montgomery marches. -
MLK Jr. Assassination
MLK Jr. just standing on the Balcony was shot and killed. It made AA's proud and made them start riots and its the reason todays society is the way it is today.
