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"Surge of anti-black violence included the kidnapping and brutal murder of fourteen-year-old Emmett Till, a crime that provoked global protests from black and white Americans. "
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Montgomery, Alabama: Led by Martin Luther King Jr. began a campaign that was nonviolent to protest segregation that attracted worldwide attention.
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Refused to give up her seat to a white man, which ultimately led to her arrest.
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First large scale U.S. demonstration against segregation
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The federal district court declared bus segregation to be unconstitutional.
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Bombings and riots occurred, which made President Kennedy call in troops.