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Albany, Georgia "Failure"
In Albany Georgia, the goal of the African-Americans goals were to desegregate and to register black voters. With this, they organized protest and demonstrations and even hosted Martin Luther King for awhile. Although the movement was a complete failure, many citizens will say that they lead an example of the different strategies that work. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas at the age of 46. He was the 35th President of The United States and did a lot while in the Oval Office. He first had to deal with the Cuban Missle crisis in 1961 and had to deal with the Civil Rights movement. He was pro Integration (mixing of blacks and whites), and used all of his power to force states to start integration in places like Mississippi and Alabama. -
Assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 39 and had achieved so much. He was one of the main leaders in the Civil Rights movements, founded SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) and countless other organizations to fight for equal rights everywhere. King is still relevant today because of his non-violent approach to the Civil Rights issue. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Rev. Malcolm X was 39 when shot in Washington Heights, New York City, New York. He was a Civil Rights activist leader and started OAAU (The Organization for Afro-American Unity). He was like Rev. Martin Luther King in that he wanted to see equal treatment of blacks and whites but was became physically violent. Because of his violent approach, more and more organizations turned towards becoming violent, like SCNN. -
Assassination of Robert "Bobby" Kennedy
Robert Kennedy was shot at the age of 42 in Los Angeles, California. He was known as President John F. Kennedy's brother and his Attorney General (64th). In the role of General Attorney, Kennedy had battles with labor unions, mobsters, organized crime and Civil Rights movement. Kennedy was known for putting Governor Wallace (Alabama) in his place and had him step aside for integration to happen on college campuses.
