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Emmett Till Murder
Emmett Till was beaten and killed for flirting with a Caucasian woman in Money Missouri.
This was important to African Americans because it caused them to get upset and caused an uprise from African American activists. -
Forced School Desegregation, AR
President Eisenhower forced federal troops to enforce school desegregation in Little Rock.
The school desegregation incident was important for African Americans because it showed that the government was taking steps to help them get rights. -
Mack Charles Parker, Taken From Jail & Lynched
Mack Charles was kidnapped from jail and beaten, shot and lynched by white men.
This was important to African Americans because it showed them no matter where they were at that racism would still find them. -
Freedom Riders Attacked
Freedom Riders rode a bus into Alabama to test desegregation and were attacked by racist civilians.
This was important because it allowed them to keep going with the nonviolent approach and showed they are being assaulted without doing anything to deserve it. -
William Lewis Moore Slain During Protest
William was a Civil Rights activists who held solo protest against racism and segregation who was killed during one of his protests.
William's death was important to African Americans because it proved that not only African Americans are fighting for equality that Caucasians are on their side as well. -
Birmingham Hoses
The local law enforcement in Birmingham hosed down marching children and sent dogs after them for protesting.
This was important for African Americans because it showed that Caucasians didn't want protests and were beginning to go to extreme lengths to stop it, further advancing the African American nonviolent policy. -
Medgar Evers Assassinated
Medgar Evers was a Civil Rights leader who was assassinated for spreading the NAACP. He was a reknowned military man and NAACP field agent.
Medgar's death was important for African Americans because even after he died his legacy lived. Many people sparked protests and became fighting for African American rights in his honor. -
16th Street Church Bombing
The 16th street Baptist Church was bombed in Birmingham. The church was targeted due to the large amount of African Americans that collaborated their.
The Church being bombed was important because it was a large emotional blow to African Americans because most are extemely religious. -
KKK Abducts Men In Philadelphia
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were abducted by the Klan and killed for being Civil Rights workers.
The murder of these 3 men was important to African Americans because it showed that the KKK was beginning to take hostile actions and kill anyone standing in their way. -
Civil Rights Marcher Killed By State Trooper
Jimmie Lee Jackson was a Civil Rights marcher who was killed in Marion, Alabama. He was unarmed and shot by a state trooper just for marching.
Jimmie's death was important to African Americans because it inspired the Selma to Montgomery marches. -
MLK Jr. Is Assassinated.
Martin was assassinated while standing on a balcony in Memphis. He was shot for being a Civil Rights leader and having much power amongst African Americans.
His death was very important for African Americans. It was so important because he was The Civil Rights leader, everyone looked up to him and from following him they made many advances towards equal rights.
