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CORE Sit-Ins
Starting in the Jack Spratt Coffee House in Chicago, African American protesters would sit in segregated coffee houses and refuse to leave until they had been served. They were beaten, mocked, and covered in food. Many protesters were sent to jail. -
Creation of the SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was an important Civil Rights Organization. They advocated for nonviolent protest, even self defense was frowned upon. They brought the eyes of the civil rights movement south and were lead by African American church leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. -
The First March
Reverend King and Reverend Shuttlesworth worked together on a civil rights campaign in Birmingham, Alabama. They organized this march and got thrown in jail for it. While in jail, MLK jr wrote a letter defending himself. He got out of jail and the marches continued, allowing young people to join now. Marchers were sprayed with fire hoses and attacked by police dogs and clubs. People watching the events unfold on television were horrified. -
March on Washington
More than 200,000 people came to the March on Washington, including musicians, religious leaders, and other celebrities. Martin Luther King Jr delivered his most famous speech, “I Have a Dream”. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Johnson ordered a cloture on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the bill passed. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act allowed federal officials to step in & allow African Americans to register to vote in areas where local officials were preventing this from happening. It also removed literacy tests and other barriers preventing African Americans to participate in politics.