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America joined the civil war in Vietnam against the Frenchs colonial rule, but this caused lots of anti war protests in America.
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This is when Martin Luther King Jr made his "I have a Dream" speech.
My source is
https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/1963-march-washington#:~:text=Martin%20Luther%20King%2C%20Jr.%2C,Washington%20on%20August%2028%2C%201963. -
Helped drive the amount of registered voters of people of color from 7% to 67%
https://understandingrace.org/history/society/civil-rights-vietnam-and-the-decade-of-protest-1960-1970/ -
This was a strike in California, grape-pickers led by Cesar Chavez went on strike to demand better wages and it lasted 5 years.
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Around 600 Civil Rights activists marched and only 6 blocks into their march were attacked.
https://understandingrace.org/history/society/civil-rights-vietnam-and-the-decade-of-protest-1960-1970/ -
Only 2 days later, Martin Luther King Jr led a march to the same bridge.
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Two weeks after Martin Luther King Jrs march, another march started. It started with only 3,200 but reached over 25,000 people by its ending.
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Two farmers affiliated with AWOC and NFWA helped organise this strike.
This is my source
https://understandingrace.org/history/society/civil-rights-vietnam-and-the-decade-of-protest-1960-1970/ -
Riots emerged from 1967-68
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Protests against the war in Vietnam disrupt the DNC in Chicago