Martin luther king jr

Civil Rights

  • The Murder of Emmett Till

    The Murder of Emmett Till

    A young man from Chicago was brutally murdered in Mississippi for been accused of "flirting" with a white woman.
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    Civil Rights Movement

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    A political and social protest against the racial segregation on buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine

    A group of nine students from Little Rock Central High School who fought for their right to go to school.
  • Greensboro Sit-ins

    Greensboro Sit-ins

    A series of nonviolent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina.
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders

    A group of civil rights activisits who rode segregated buses in the South
  • Children's March

    Children's March

    A march of hundreds of students in Birmingham, Alabama
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    One of the largest political rallies in U.S history, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave the speech "I have a Dream."
  • Mississippi Burning

    Mississippi Burning

    The killings of three civil right workers.