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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who: Led by Martin Luther King based on the Rosa Parks bus event.
Why/what: Boycott aganist racial segregation on the public transportation system.
Where: Montgomery Alabama
When: December 1st 1955 - June 1956 -
Birmingham Campaign
Who: Led by Martin Luther King, James Bevel, Fred Shuttlesworth, and others.
Why/what: To end discriminatory economic policies in Alabama City.
When: 1963
Where: Alabama City -
March on Washington
Who: Led by Martin Luther King, over 200,000 people attended that day.
Why/what: Protest for jobs and freedom for all African Americans. This is where MLK said his "I have a dream" speech.
Where: Mall in Washington, steps of the Lincoln Memorial -
Bloody Sunday
Who: Led by John Lewis and Rev. Hosea Williams
Why/what: Result of protesters trying to march peacefully from Selma, Alabama to the state capital, Montgomery. The protesters were fighting for lack of voting rights for African Americans. The result was state troopers intruding and beating many of them.
Where: Selma, Alabama
When: March 21st - March 25th 1965 -
Chicago Freedom Movement
Who: Led by Martin Luther King
Why/what: Movement to protest segregated housing, educational deficiencies, and employment/health disparities based on racism.
Where: Chicago, IL
When: Started on January 7th, 1965 until 1967