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A long march to freedom
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THE SIXTIES: THE LONG ROAD TO FREEDOM
In comparison and contrast to Aldof Hitler history in the Rape of Europa, The History of Martin Luther King Jr. clearly shows demonstrates two men who had the power to influence and change the world. While Hitler misused his power, in kiling, stealing and all sorts of in humane artrocities, Martin Luther King Jr. Sacrificed all his had even his life to fight for the Equal rights for the Black community This time toast references andcredits were given to their rightful owners. -
80 students arrested in Nashville
feb 27th 80 students arrested Nashville. Each chose jail from jail the women organized a boycott in APril.
"Police arrest 100 Negro and white students after fights broke out in two stores where the Negroes were conducting lunch-counter sit-ins.(Porch)
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the Laws changed, DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR GETS ARRESTED
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. being interviewed by WSB-TV reporter upon leaving the Georgia State Prison at Reidsville, Oct 27, 1960. Civil Rights Digital Library.("Presidential Campaign History | The Pop History Dig") -
ELECTIONS
close election kennedy wins.(Originally published by the Daily News on November 9, 1960. This story was written by Ted Lewis.)George Silk/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
John F. Kennedy stands on stage with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy, his mother Rose Kennedy, and his sister Eunice Kennedy Shriverat the Hyannis Armory, Hyannis, Massachusetts, November 9, 1960.("Kennedy Defeats Nixon For Presidency In 1960") -
Kennedy inaugurated
John F. Kennedy being sworn in as U.S. president, January 20, 1961("John F. Kennedy") -
freedom rides new Orleans express
Mothers’ Day, May 14, 1961, as Greyhound bus carrying Freedom Riders and other passengers burns after being fire-bombed by white mob that attacked the bus and some riders near Anniston, Alabama. (Doyle) -
National Guard troops line sidewalk
It was just like the old days, when Mississippi was burning. Freedom Riders were back on Greyhound buses – and police cars with blue lights flashing and sirens blaring were waiting for them.(MacAskill) -
MEGAR EVERS
Medgar Evers,
and the remarkable leader of the Jackson NAACP chapter, Doris Allison. In the early months of 1963, Evers and Allison encouraged local activists to challenge the city’s segregation practices. He was the first black man to appear on television on missippi television to argue against segregation.(Gilpin) -
THE FIRST BLACK STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
James A. Hood and Vivian J. Malone of Alabama pose in New York, June 9, 1963. Alabama Gov. George Wallace said he would personally bar them from registering at the University of Alabama despite a restraining order. (John Lindsay/AP)(Bernstein) -
President first speech in an attempt to end segregation
A few hours after reintegrating the University of Alabama, President Kennedy went on the air with his appeal to the nation and outlined his program for new federal legislation(Bell) -
George Corley Wallace
Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace stands in the "school house door" confronting National Guard Brig. Gen. Henry Graham at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on June 11, 1963, in a symbolic effort to block integration of the institution. (AP Photo)(Ross) -
The Legacy of a Mississippi Warrior Magers Evers MURDERED
Myrlie Evers comforts her son, Darrell Kenyatta Evers, at the funeral of murdered civil-rights activist Medgar Evers, June 15, 1963.
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Bayard Rustin
Rustin was a gay pacifist with a long history of organizing, but despite his record of achievements, homophobia led to him being denied the title of national director of the march—technically, he served under Randolph.(Fletcher Jr) -
Washington August 28
"Don't wait for Black History Month. This is an exceptional, heartfelt tribute that should be featured in every local library and discussed openly in every family's living room."(Fleming, Robert.) -
september 15 1963 church bombing
Fire personnel and onlookers view the damage at 16th Street Baptist Church.(Millender) -
THE ASSASINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY
Dr. Ron Jones was the surgeon
who inserted an IV line and a chest tube
in the president as soon as he was brought
into the trauma room. In March 1964, he
was asked by Warren Commission counsel
Arlen Specter not to mention anything
about the possibility of a gunman in front
of the motorcade; the commission was
awate of witnesses who would testify to
such a second shooter, but didn't want to
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THE MURDER OF 3 CIVIL RIGHTS YOUNG BOYS
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Humphrey and civil rights: The politics of racial progress.
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THE NOBLE PEACE PRIZE
"Maartin Luther King Jr. Accepts Nobel Prize." Ebony 55.2 (1999): 168. MasterFILE Elite. Web. 14 Apr. 2016 -
The Selma-to-Montgomery March
"March 1965: Civil rights protesters, led by Dr Martin Luther King, marching for black voting rights from Selma, Alabama, to the state capitol in Montgomery. (Photo by William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images)" -- Image Date: 3/1/1965 -- Image Date: 3/1/1965 -
MALCOLM X ASSASSINATED IN NEW YORK BALLROOM
Feb. 21, 1965 - Malcolm X was assassinated."circa 1960: American muslim and civil rights leader Malcolm X (1925 - 1965), born Malcolm Little he took his new name in 1952 to symbolize the lost surname of his African ancestors, following his split from the Nation of Islam he was assassinated while addressing a meeting in New York. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)" -- Image Date: 1/1/1960 -- Image Date: 1/1/1960 -
Pres. Johnson Addresses Congress After Death Of J. F. K. -1963
Lyndon B. Johnson Address to Congress, "We Shall Overcome" President Lyndon Johnson reports on the state of the union in 1964("March 15, 1965: Lyndon Johnson’S ‘We Shall Overcome’ Speech") -
"We Shall Overcome."
During the summer of 1964, the U.S. Congress passed a landmark law, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that had been initiated by President John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) and supported by his successor, President Lyndon Baines Johnson. With its prohibition of racial discrimination in public places and on public transportation, the Civil Rights Act marked the end of Jim Crow segregationist laws in the South. -
The Selma March And The Judge Who Made It Happen.
Dallas County law enforcement officers began arresting would-be black voters and their supporters.Bass, Jack. "The Selma March And The Judge Who Made It Happen." Alabama Law Review 67.2 (2016): 537-560. Academic Search Complete. Web. 15 Apr. 2016.George Wallace Governor
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Victory for Voters Rights
Supreme Court strikes critical blow to Voting Rights Act of 1965 » President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act as Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders look on in the Capitol Rotunda, Washington, DC August 6, 1965(Rodrigo) -
James Meredith(1966)
He started a March Against Fear on June 5, 1966, to encourage African American voter registration in Mississippi, marching south from Memphis. He was shot with a shotgun on the first day but recovered to rejoin the march at its end. -
Chicago Freedom Movement (1966).
Martin Luther King Jr. is protected by supporters after being hit with a stone during a housing march in what was then the all-white Marquette Park neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side. King marched to protest housing segregation and inadequate housing for minorities. "I have seen many demonstrations in the South, but I have never seen anything so hostile and so hateful as I've seen here (in Marquette Park) today," King said. — Chicago Tribune historical photo, Aug. 5, 1966(Wynn) -
Martin Luther King Jr assasination
On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
