-
-
90% of Blacks didn't ride the bus in Montgomery in protest of the Rosa Parks incident.
-
The southern Christian leadership conference, led by King, was a key part in the Civil rights movement. The SCLC utilized nonviolence resistance to" redeem the soul of America".
-
A form of civil disobedience used by protesters in white only seatings at lunch.
-
A peaceful organization, started by Ella Baker, rooted in justice and nonviolence. Ella Baker was a 55-year-old woman who encouraged students to stand up. Trained students in civil disobedience.
-
James Meredith, an African American veteran, applied to join Ole Miss, integrating its only white students.
-
6 blackes and 6 whites boarded a bus in DC and went south. White mobs attacked the busses when they got there.
-
A series of protests in Birmingham resulting in the arrests of 50 people and Doctor King.
-
More than 250,000 people marched on Washington for the unequal treatment on African Americans in the war industries.
-
A campaign to register black voters in Mississippi. The nearly 900 volunteers were, black and white, where met with the expected backlash. 3 students went missing and were discovered to be murdered.