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Executive Order
The executive order was issued in response to pressure from civil rights activists and others involved in the March on Washington Movement who had planned a march on Washington, D.C. in 1941 to protest racial discrimination in industry and the military. -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott continued for more than a year before the supreme court ruled that buses can not be segregated. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King founded the SCLC in January, 1957. -
The Planning of the March
Thousands of young kids and teenagers gather around from all around the country at the church.They were planning what they were going to do, how they were going to do it, and what day it was going to be. -
March on Washington
On May 2nd,African American children and young people gather for a demonstration in Birmingham,Alabama.More than 900 are arrested.The next day,thousands of more children gathered to protest.The police used dogs and fire hoses to stop them and arrest more than 2,500 protesters,mostly children.After the violence of the police was shown on television,other people started getting angry,including JFK. -
Civil Rights Rule
President Lyndon Johnson signs Kennedy's civil rights bill into law on July 2nd.Dr. King is present for the event. -
Assassination
Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis,Tennessee.
