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CIVIL RIGHTS 1960-65 (Greensboro Sit-ins 1960 (Trained by CORE, 4 black…
CIVIL RIGHTS 1960-65
Greensboro Sit-ins 1960
Trained by CORE, 4 black students sat at a white counter in Greensboro and refused to leave
4 days later, Feb 4th, over 300 students participated in shifts
They were completely non-violent as they were harassed and attacked - this challenged stereotypes that black people were aggressive when truly the white people were
Eventually, they were arrested - receiving media attention
Freedom Rides 1961
Black and white volunteers go on freedom rides to protest the fact that the new law of desegregated buses was ignored
After being trained by CORE, they boarded a bus from Washington DC to New Orleans
In Aniston, Alabama the tires of the bus were slashed by KKK. Then, they firebombed the bus and the passengers escaped only to be attcked outside
They brought their own photographer so there were photos of violence which spread, meaning more volunteered for freedom rides
March On Washington 1963
200,000 people joined MLK on his march on Washington - 'I have a dream'
40,000 of those were white - example of interracial support
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entirely non-violent, with not even any litter being left
Freedom Summer 1964
A lot of black Americans weren't registered to vote so, in 1964, SNCC and CORE set up 'freedom summer'
1000 volunteers went to Mississippi to work on projects in the Black community like holding voter registration classes to teach locals how to pass the tests
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However, out of the 17,000 that tried to vote at the end of the summer, only 1,600 succeeded
James Meredith 1962
In 1962, James Meredith re-applied to Ole Miss uni who had rejected him the year before because he was black
On September 30th, he returns to register with 500 federal officials so the government could appear like they were supporting him
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Selma 1965
in 1965, SNCC was still working for voting in Alabama yet only 1% of eligible black voters were registered for fear of violence and unemployment
King came to campaign in Selma and, in March, about 600 protesters set out to march from Selma to Montgomery but they were stopped by state troopers and fired with tear gas and attacked. This made headlines and all over the country people marched in support
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Birmingham Protests 1963
Events
MLK comes to Birmingham aiming to desegregate non-violently. King even recruited school kids to march
On the second day, people became violent and there were high-pressurised hoses and dogs
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Eventually, King and Birmingham agreed to desegregate
Context
Birmingham was the most segregated city and had made no change to segregation throughout the whole civil rights movement thus far
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Mississippi Murders 1964
a white CORE worker, a black CORE worker and a white volunteer were murdered by the KKK on their way home