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Segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment. So there was a civil rights case called Brown v. Board of education of Topeka, Kansas. -
After Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. MLK proposed a citywide boycott against the public transportation system, where they would not use buses and walk or catch a ride another way instead. -
Nine African American student arrived at their school Little Rock, But nation guard prevented them from entering and were forced home. A couple of weeks later they went back to the school protected by federal troops, which allowed them to enter the school. -
This movement protested the segregation policies in Albany, Ga. A lot of groups took part in this movement like the SNCC, NAACP, and the SCLC. -
The goal of this campaign was to end discriminatory economic policies. The would use non violent like marches and sit-ins, but police would then use dogs and high-pressure water hoses against protesters. -
Was the largest political rally for human rights ever in the United States, over 200,000 people were involved with the March on Washington. MLK then delivered his I Have a Dream speech on Lincoln Memorial. -
Many individuals vehemently opposed the vietnam war in the massive peace movement. King delivered a speech called Beyond Vietnam, and his stance got a lot of his allies killed and soon enough himself. -
Was formed to protest segregated housing and educational defiecies. MLK led a march near Marquette Park in a white neighborhood. A couple of weeks later and agreement was made to build housing in white areas to make mortgages available regardless of race or neighborhood. -
The goal of this campaign was to gain more economic and human rights for poor americans from all races. A major march occured at the Solidarity day Rally got Jobs on June 19, with it ending when bulldozer's arrived and mowed down the city after 5 days. The federal government made plenty of programs to end hunger. -
This march was called this because of the violent beatings troopers gave the protesters as they tried to march peacefully. 600 protesters were trying to march to Selma.