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Birth and Death Date
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The theme of this timeline is protests. I chose protests because I think it is a big part of the whole Civil Rights movement. This timeline explains many of the major protests that happened around the U.S. It involved a lot of people whether it was by death, suffering, hard work, struggles, etc. Without the protests, peaceful or not, the United States would not be where it is today. Discrimination would probably still be as major as it was back in those days and would still affect many people.
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It was started with the Rosa Parks bus boycott and then led by Martin Luther King Jr. Rosa Parks was forcefully told to move to the back of the bus but she refused. She was then thrown off the bus, which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Four black Freshmen from Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina made purchases at a department store in downtown. The then sat at a “white only” table and were refused service and eventually asked to leave. They sat there until closing time and returned the next day with around 20 other black men.
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Throughout the whole year, many black and white activists who were called the Freedom Riders took bus rides throughout the South to protest against black and white segregated bus terminals. In addition, they used “white-only” restrooms and lunch counters to add to the protest.
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Protests in Birmingham, Alabama were organized by the SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. They were protesting against segregation with gatherings. There were attacked by dogs, tear gas, and fire hoses.
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A group of over “250,000 people” gathered peacefully on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to listen to speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. and other notable civil rights leaders. There went to protest civil rights abuses and employment discrimination.
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Around “600 Civil Rights marchers” walked to Selma, Montgomery to protest against Black voter suppression. The Local police attacked them which caused the case to go to court.
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A raid was held at an illegal drinking club when police arrested everyone inside including 82 black men. Civilians nearby protested by vandalizing, looting businesses, and setting things on fire for the next five days. This had caused many casualties and injuries in the people nearby. President Johnson said that it might have been caused by the racism, discrimination, and poverty in the area.
