CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

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Greensboro sit-in

Birmingham, 1963

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Greensboro sit-in

In 1960, the african american people were tierd of segregation they didin't like this becouse they feel like they were not treated equaly so they dicide to do a pecafully protest by going to a lunch table and sit there until they were served or arrested, the next day 19 more people show up on the protest and 3 days after they were more that 85 african american people doing this protest white people where getting mad so they dicide to kick them out using violence, thise people that use violence got arrested

Greensboro sit-in

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Birmingham 1962

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Birmingham 1962

In 1962, in Birmingham, Alabama, there were a couple of events that led to the total stop of segregation and the end of inequality. The African Americans decided to do a boycott against the government of Birmingham because the state president was known for being racist and not treating everyone equally. For this protest, MLK decided to attend, but he got arrested the second he arrived. While in jail, he decided to write a letter about all the things that black people had to go through. Meanwhile, on a bridge in Alabama, a lot of things were happening, and it was being transmitted on TV so all people could see the treatment of black people. In the end, this helped stop segregation in mostly everything.

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Birmingham 1962

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Birmingham 1962

In 1962, in Birmingham, Alabama, there were a couple of events that led to the total stop of segregation and the end of inequality. The African Americans decided to do a boycott against the government of Birmingham because the state president was known for being racist and not treating everyone equally. For this protest, MLK decided to attend, but he got arrested the second he arrived. While in jail, he decided to write a letter about all the things that black people had to go through. Meanwhile, on a bridge in Alabama, a lot of things were happening, and it was being transmitted on TV so all people could see the treatment of black people. In the end, this helped stop segregation in mostly everything.

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Civil rights movement

Civil rights movement

The civil rights movement was an addition to the constitution with the 24th amendment that banned the poll tax and allowed everyone to vote. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made all segregation illegal and stopped discrimination. Lastly, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned literacy tests and ensured African Americans the right to vote.

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The way that the sit-in act become national news by the daly newspaper and how a lot of people join this, and how a lot of people saw the treatment to the african american people

THIS ARE THE NEWSPAPER OF THE DAY OF THE SIT-IN

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On this protest there were a lot of violence speciali from white people to african american people and it end up whit the arrest of both parts white and black but a statue was made on the honor of the people that was part of thise protest

Statue in honor of this protest

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When MLK arrived in Birmingham, he was arrested the second he got there. Then we all know that there he wrote the 'I Have a Dream' speech.

picture of MLK on the proces to get on jail

copy of the 24 amendment

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When the segregation was almost over, a new amendment was made/changed, and this is the 24th amendment that said that the poll tax was no longer legal.

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In 1962, there were protests for the end of segregation and equality. After many days of violence and fights, they finally achieved what they wanted, and segregation was completely eliminated.

One of the thousand of cartels that remind African American people about segregation.

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In 1962, MLK was arrested. During his time in prison, he had a lot of thoughts and he decided to write all of those thoughts and named it 'I Have a Dream.' This is the letter that soon became an important speech in history that was read in Washington, D.C. later on.

this is the original letter write by MLK

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The sit-in act took place on a small town that become the start point of somthing bigger and that change the segregation on lunch counters, this was a peacfully protest that become a violent and end up on arrest of a lot of people not only african american people

A recreation of the lunch counter where this protest took place

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All through segregation and protest, a lot of forms of protest were made, especially during the civil rights movement, which is one of the most important in history because it marked the end of segregation.

one of the thousands of posters made for the civil rights movement

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In 1964, thousands of people attended the speech of MLK, and a picture of that day was taken to show the thousands of people that attended on this day.

The picture taked on the day of MLK speech

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When MLK arrived in Birmingham, he was arrested the second he got there. Then we all know that there he wrote the 'I Have a Dream' speech.

picture of MLK on the proces to get on jail

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In 1962, there were protests for the end of segregation and equality. After many days of violence and fights, they finally achieved what they wanted, and segregation was completely eliminated.

One of the thousand of cartels that remind African American people about segregation.

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In 1962, MLK was arrested. During his time in prison, he had a lot of thoughts and he decided to write all of those thoughts and named it 'I Have a Dream.' This is the letter that soon became an important speech in history that was read in Washington, D.C. later on.

this is the original letter write by MLK