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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man, and is thus arrested and put to trial for resisting the segragation laws of her state.
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded to confrount American racism and segregation. It was founded By Plack power prominent figure Stokely Carmichael.
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Martin Luther King Jr. devilvers his world famous speach in washington. Martin Luther King Jr. Is known as the most promenent figure in the Black power movement.
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Malcom X was was an African-American Muslim minister who fought for human rights in African-Anerican's lives. He is known as one of the most infuencial african americans in the civil rights movement. He was assassinated by multiple gun wounds from a shotgun and semi automatic guns while preparing for a presentation.
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A roadside argument quickly became a full fledged Riot that lasted 6 days. Nearly 4,000 national guard members were called in to stop the violence that would account to 34 deaths.
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Black Panther Party is created to protect black citizens from police violence.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed by a riflemen while giving a speech on a hotel balcony.
