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CORE developed the 'sit-in'
The 'sit-in' tactic was developed to desegregate the Jack Spratt Coffee House in Chicago. -
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) is created
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was an independent civil rights organization. -
The March on Washington
More than 200,000 peaceful protestors marched in Washington, D.C. -
Selma March
Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders organized a march from Selma to Montgomery (50 miles) to give attention to voting rights -
Ratification of the 24th Amendment
The 24th amendment, ratified in 1964, outlawed poll tax. -
Malcom X shot
Malcolm X, a black Muslim and radical and militant leader of the Civil Rights Movement was shot and killed.