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Emmett Dead
Emmitt Till was murdered in cold blood by 2 whitemen. it was all because he was speaking to a white women. -
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Violent histroy of the Civil Rights Movement
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Eisenhower and his Troops
President Eisenhower brought in troops to enforce school desegregation. 1,100 paratroopers to little rock was orderd; State national guard. -
Mark Charles Parker
This man was taken from jail and lynched. He was accused of raping a pregnant white woman -
Freedom Riders
Freedom riders got attacked on the bus fighting for bus desegregation laws. The importance of that was so that all blacks can be intergated in segregate places. -
William Lewis Moore
He was slain during one-man march against segregation, He was fighting fighting for racial equality -
Project C
Bull Conner felt as though dog and firehose should be sent out on the kids that were protesting for rights, equality, desegregation etc... -
Medgar Evers
He was a civil rights leaders. He was assinated by a member of White Citizens' Council. -
16th street church bombing
4 girls died in the bombing in the church bombing. The worst city in civil rights history Burmingham aka Bombingham -
3 civil rights activist dead
james Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Micheal Micheal Shwerner was ubducted and slain by the Klan. -
State Trooper kills
Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by a State trooper in Marion, AL. Jimmie was a civil rights marcher. -
Dr. MLK Jr. assination
He was a civil rights leader and a noble piece prize award winner. He was known for his advancement of civil rights by using civil disobedience. He was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39.
