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emmett louis till
emmett till was murdered for talking to a white lady. it got african americans to notice how bad racism is down south -
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president eisenhower orders troops
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president eisenhower orders troops
eisenhower got troops to protect the black while they were in a white school. it help end segregation -
freedom riders
freedom riders were attacked for testing to end segregation. it got people's attention that segregation needs to end -
william moore slain
william moore slain for one man march to end segregation. a white man wanting help blacks -
birmingham police
police attack children with dogs and fire hoses.african american fought back -
medger evers
medger evars was a civil rights leader who was killed.it helped start civil rights protest -
birmingham bombing
4 girls were bomb in a building while on there way to church.it was a turning points in the u.s for blacks -
civil right workers slain
three civil right workers were kidnapped and slained, it sparked national outraged with the blacks -
jimmie lee jackson
jimmie jackson killed by state troopers.it helped the Selma to Montgomery marches for blacks -
MLK assassinated
martin luther king killed outside his apartment.a riot broke out
