The History Museum of Non-Violent Protests

Birmingham CHildren's March

Greensboro sit-in

Selma March

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The History of Non-violent Protests

Birmingham, 1963

In 1963, middle and high schoolers were chosen, Birmingham Alabama, Freedom march. The reason behind it was to demonstrate the brutal way the police behaved toward African Americans, even children.A national outcry arose against this inhumane treatment of peaceful protestors. As a result, all of the public places were deseregated. But racial hated wasn't all gone.

This is a photo of the children's march in birmingham.

MLK arrested in Birmingham.

Bull Conner, the chief of the police of birmingham.

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This picture shows the police using tear gas on the marchers.

This photo shows the president signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as a result of the march.

This photo shows the marchers leaving.

The Selma March took place on March 7th 1965. African Americans were marching 54 miles from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery Alabama. On thier way they were met with violence from the police, who used tear gas on them. This day was known as Bloody Sunday.

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The Selma March

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The students in Greensboro set out to protest segregated lunch counters and restaurants. The sit-in protesters remained nonviolent even when they had ketchup and mustard dumped on their heads or for others were hauled off to jail. But at the end of these sit-ins, the result was peace. They did all this to desegregate restaurants and end violence.

This is the store where the sit-ins took place.

The lunch counter where the Greensboro four sat.

The Greensboro four sitting at the lunch counter.

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Greensboro Sit-in

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