INTERACTIVE EVENT GUIDE

the freedom gallery (a civil rights museum)

A Lily Nolden and Evan Johnson Experience

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MLK

Greensboro

Rosa Parks

MLK Overview

Martin Luther King gave his dream speech on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In his speech, King discussed America's long history of racial injustice and encouraged all people to work together peacefully for racial equality. King also called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism.

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MLK Exhibit

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Martin Luther King gave his "I Have A Dream speech at the Washington Monument.

Over 260,000 people attended the "I Have A Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial which is huge. This act by Martin Luther King was a big impact on the Civil Rights Movement because a year later he signed the National Voting Rights Act of 1965 which was a step forward for African Americans. This act completely outlawed discrimination against blacks. This also changed perspectives of many to fight towards racial equality.

The Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial is where Martin Luther King said his, "I Have A Dream" speech. This is a big part of Martin Luther Kings life because this is when he got recognized by way more people than before. This is important because it allowed more people to understand the struggles of black people and turn against segregation and support equal rights for all people.

The hotel where Martin Luther King was assasinated

Martin Luther King died in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee when a firearm hit him. He died on April 4th, 1968 at 7:05pm. This angered a lot of people but eventually energized the Black Power Movement and made it better and stronger. This also led to the Fair Housing Act that was enacted as a final piece of civil-rights era legislation.

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Rosa Parks Overview

Rosa Parks was a powerful woman who made a significant impact on segregation. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. She was sitting in the all-white section of the bus, where she was not allowed to sit because she was black. Rosa Parks and other black individuals were tired of being pushed around and being told what to do, so people decided to protest. They initiated the Montgomery Bus Boycott the Monday after Rosa Parks was arrested in protest.

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Rosa Parks Exhibit

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This is the bus Rosa Parks was arrested on.

Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955. Her arrest sparked anger among many Black individuals, which led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. During this boycott, over 90% of Black people refrained from using the bus in response to Rosa Parks' arrest. The boycott lasted over a year and was a significant part of the Civil Rights Era.

When blacks found out about this, they bocotted the bus.

Rosa Parks was arrested because she was sitting in the all-white section of the bus when she was black. When a white person asked her to move since she was sitting in the wrong space, she didn't. Because of this, she was arrested for disorderly conduct, which basically means bad behavior that causes offense.

When Black people started boycotting, the bus companies lost hundreds of thousands of dollars because the majority of people who rode the bus were Black. Black individuals began to use different forms of transportation, such as walking, biking, driving, and many others!

When Rosa Parks was arrested. She was number 7053.

In 1960, college students went into a diner in North Carolina and sat down in the whites-only lunch counter in the downtown Woolworth's store. The waiter refused to serve them, so the students stayed for the rest of the day until closing time. They set out to protest by sitting at the diner every day and more black individuals started to join the protests as well. They were peaceful forms of protests and the protesters refused to move until they were either served, arrested, or dragged away.

Greensboro Sit-ins

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This is when the black people sat at the whites counter.

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Greensboro Sit-ins Exhibit

This is the lunch counter where the black people were arrested in 1960. The students' service was refused because they were black so they set out to protest by sitting at the counter every day. They were attacked and were treated badly but they were determined to keep the protests going.

This is when white people physically hurt blacks and tried to take them out of the seats.

As the protests grew, crowds of white people would show up to the restaraunt to harass the protesters. The white people would physically and verbally abuse them. The blacks wanted a peaceful protest though, and would often not react until sent to jail.

The 4 young men who sat at the whites only counter.

The 4 young men that sat down as a peaceful protest are Ezell Blair, Jr. (later Jibreel Khazan), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond. These men withstood the whites' torturous behaviors, remaining calm and continuing the protest. Eventually their acts paid off and blacks could finally sit down at diners!