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In August, Emmet Till, an African American teen, was beaten and murdered by two white police officers
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In December, Rosa Parks, an African American bus passenger, was arrested for disobeying a Montgomery, Alabama, bus law. The law required colored people to give up their seat when a white person wished to sit in their seats or in the same row.
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Civil rights leaders, led by king, founded the southern Christian Leadership conference (SCLC). They promoted equal rights through non-violent protests, and community development programs. Other important civil rights groups included Student non-violent coordinating committee (SNCC), the congress of racial equality (CORE), and national association of colored people (NAACP).
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King and other civil rights leaders organized a march on Washington, D.C for jobs, and freedom at the nation’s capital. Approximately 250,000 supporters gathered
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Passed Civil Rights Act which states that nobody is to be discriminated by a person race, color, religion, or sex.
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Passed Civil Rights Act which allows colored people to vote.
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Passed Civil Rights Act which prohibited racial discrimination in the sale and rental in most of the housing in the US.
