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Emmit Till, a black teen, was murdered for talking to a white woman. This murder inspired blacks to try and do something about their treatment.
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President Eisenhower sent troops to protect nine black students that wanted to go to school. This event showed how serious racism was.
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Black people wanted to test interstate bus laws and were beaten. This event pushed blacks to do more for themselves.
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William Lewis Moore was murdered while marching buy himself. His murder drove large groups of blacks to assemble and march.
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In Birmingham police put dogs and high pressure hoses on protestors. This act made blacks feel that they had to be strong, for everyone.
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Ever was shot in his head when pulling into his driveway. This pushed blacks to fight for what Evers fought gor to keep his legacy alive.
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KKK members bombed the 16th st. church in Burmingham, Alabama and killed two women. This made black leaders more intolerable towards hate crimes.
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James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerener were kidnapped and killed by Klansmen. This Made more activists step up.
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Jimmie LEe Jackson was shot by a state trooper in Marion, Alabama. This murder made blacks resent authority even more than before.
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Martin Luther King was shot in the head on the balcony of a motel. This pissed off blacks and made them angry
