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Non-Violent (Little Rock Nine (the "Little rock nine" are…
Non-Violent
Little Rock Nine
the "Little rock nine" are escorted inside little rock central high school by troops of the 101st airborne dividing of the U.S Army.
Sit-ins
Sit ins were a nonviolent form protest that was started by 4 college students in North Carolina, the students were joined by many people to spread the idea of an equal world.
The Riots
They were riots that last 8 days, from May 2nd to May 10th. All of these riots happened in Birmingham Alabama. The only thing these people that protested here wanted was just the same rights as the white people. But the protesters were met and attacked by dogs, and sprayed down with fire hoses.
Freedom Riders
Freedom rider were civil activists who rode buses into the southern united states in 1961. Freedom riders enforced segregation on all buses that they rode.
Freedom riders impacted the U.S by challenging the non-enforcement of the United states Supreme court,which ruled segregated public. Other impacts are extending the ruling of bus terminals,restrooms and other facilities. Freedom riders helped inspire participation in civil right campaigns. Including voting registration throughout the south.They also helped with schools and the black power movements. In September 1961,the interstate commerce commission issued regulations prohibiting segregation on buses,trains all throughout the nation.
Selma March
Selma March. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) made Selma, Alabama, the focus of its efforts to register black voters in the South. This march went on around the clock for three days to march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery, the marchers were met with violent resistance from local and state authorities. However under the protection of the federalized National Guard Troops the marchers had finally reached their goal.
Freedom Summers
Freedom of summer was a campaign that started in June of 1964. It was to try and get African Americans to vote in Mississippi. Blacks had been cut off of voting since the turn of the century due to barriers to vote registration and other laws. The supporters of the drive endured taunting and abuse from those who where opposed to it. The plan of this was to expand African-American voting in the south. Murders took place by those who disliked the idea of the expansion.
March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the March on Washington, or The Great March on Washington.
Rosa Park
Rosa Parks was a person that refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. By her doing that it started a boycott
a city-wide boycott and helped launch nationwide efforts to end segregation of punic facilities.
Robert Kennedy - 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was leading Democratic candidate for President
End of the movement -1968, Robert F. Kennedy was leading Democratic candidate for President
-assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan in California
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Black Panther -Bobby Seale,
Huey Newton radical agenda that accepted violence as a means of getting equal rights
Civil Right legacy - end of de jure segregation
-Civil Rights Act of 1968
-greater racial pride
-political power greatly increased
-affirmative action programs
Kings Assassinated -1968 Memphis, Tenn sanitation workers strike
James Earl Ray was charged with the killing
-major riots in over 100 U.S. cities
Long hot summers -refers to the racial tensions that filled America during the summer of 1966 and beyond
-Segregation held firm in north and south
-most rioting occurred in northern cities
-northern minorities wanted more than ending segregation
Black power - Black Power
control their own social, political, and economic lives
-advocated force if needed to gain equal rights
-not supported by King’s followers
Nation of Islam - Elijah Muhammad
-Nation of Islam
embrace Islam as religion
encourage African Americans to separate their communities (black nationalism)
-teach self-respect and self-defense