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Emmet Till Killed
Emmet Til was killed for speaking to a white woman, in Money, MS. It motivated the African Americans Civil Right Act Movement. -
School Desegregation
President Eisenhower orders federal troops to enforce school desegregation, in Little Rock, AR. -
Mack Charles Parker
Mack Charles Parker was taken from jail and lynched in Popularville, MS. It caused controversy throughout the negro race. -
Freedom Riders Attacked
The freedom riders was attacked in Alabama while testing the compliance with bus desegregation laws. It was important because it got the CRA movement more attention. -
William Moore Slain
During an one-man march against segregation, William Moore was killed in Attalla, AL. -
Birmingham Children Attacked
Birmingham police attacked the marching children with dogs and fire hoses. It was important because it got the CRA movement more attention. -
Civil Rights Leader Assassinated
Civil rights leader, Medgar Evers was assassinated in Jackson, MS. It made African Americans fight even harder for civil rights because one of there leaders was assassinated. -
16th St. Church Bombing
4 schoolgirls die in the 16th St. church bombing in Birmingham, AL. It helped draw national attention to the struggle for civil rights for African Americans. -
3 Civil Rights Workers
3 civil rights workers abducted and slain by the KKK, in Philadelphia, MS. -
Civil Rights Marcher
An civil rights marcher named Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by an state trooper, Marion, AL. It was important because it got the CRA movement more attention. -
MLK Assassinated
Dr. Martin Luther King was aasassinated in Memphis, TN. It was important becuase he was the biggest leader in the civil rights movement.
