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Violence and Civil Rights Movement
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Death of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was kidnapped and murdered for speaking to a white woman. -
Little Rock Nine
The president had to call in troops to protect "Little Rock Nine" ( Nine African Americans that were harrassed on their way to school). The troops had to enforce desegregation. -
Mack Charles Parker
Mack Charles Parker was taken to jail. There, he was kidnapped by a mob and was murdered. The men who murdered him were acquitted. -
Freedom Riders
A group of Freedom Riders were attacked in Alabama for riding through southern states together. They were trying to test the desgregation laws. -
William Lewis Moore
He protested against racial segregation in a one man march. He was killed on his final protest. -
Marching Children
To prevent more adults going to jail, they made the children march. However, Brimingham police used dogs fire hoses to attack the children. -
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was the civil rights leader and he was assainated. -
Church Bombing
Four school girls were murdered in the church bombing on 16th St. Baptist Church. -
Civil Rights Workers
Civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwemer were kidnapped and murdered by Klu Klux Klan. -
Civil Rights Marcher
Jimmie Lee Jackson was a civil rights marcher and he was killed by a state trooper. -
Death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assainated.
