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Emmett louis till
He was a little boy who flirted with a white lady and he got murder really bad for that, this happen in the south. This event was important for African Americans because it shows how African Americans were treated in the deep south. -
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Violence and the Civil Rights Movement
African American will fight for their rights! -
President Eisenhower
President Eisenhower, won the election and became the president. He is known for sending the troops for the 5 little kids in the school. This affected African American because they got a President is on their side. -
Mack Charles
He got tooken out of jail and lynched. This event tell African American that you are not safe no matter where you go through. -
Freedom riders
A group of African Americans who were testing Segregration in the south. They got attack and that show that the south was not safe for African Americans. -
William Lewis Moore
William was murder because he protest against racial segregation. This help African American see that not all white people hate African Americans. -
Birrmingham attacks
They threaten kids and had dogs attack them and they use fire hoses, which tear their skin. This was all caught in tv, everyone saw how bad it was and how protesting was getting worser and worser. -
Medgar Evers
He was murder by a White Citizens' Council. His death led to many protest and inspired many! -
School Girls
These girls got bomb by the KKK, This shows how aggresive the KKK was. -
Civil Rights Workers
James Chaney was murder by the KKK. This cause even more African American to protest. -
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Jimmie Lee Jackson was protesting when a troop kill him. This was important for African American because the other who were protesting were scared. -
King reaches an end
MLK Assassination happen in a motel, he was shot in the cheek. This made everyone angry. This was important to African Americans because MLK was their leader, without a leader, who is in control?
