US Rights Museum

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US civil rights museum

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MLK's and many of people marched to washington DC to see MLK give his famous "I have a dream" speech. While Marting Luther King talked in front of the Lincoln Memorial, people gathered around the reflection pool and fill to the end at the Washington Monument..AFter every few words, you can hear the crowd clap and cheer him on.

I Have a Dream Speech

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The Civil Rights legislation was meant to make life fairer for African Americans. It started with the 24th Amendment, which stated that a person cannot be charged money to vote (banning the poll tax). It also consists of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlaws discrimination based on race, color, sex, or any form of segregation. And finally, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which banned the literacy test to ensure African Americans could vote without obstacles.

Civil Rights legislation

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The child marches on Birmingham Alabama

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Birmingham was known for being one of the toughest areas for segregation. The March on Birmingham was a brutal march MLK was arrested and so were many other black people so they asked children to march for them. when the march on Birmingham started the police and firefighter started to attack the peaceful protesters.

The people

The support of the people was elecrifing as King gave his speech. With more than 250,000 people in Washington DC, it was nearly impossible to see Marting Luther King but easy to hear his loud, confident voice.

The 24th Amendment was ratified it in January 1964. The purpose of the amendment was to ban the poll tax. Which basically says that you cannot charge a person a fee in order to vote.

24th Amendment

Down with the poll tax

Washington DC

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Washington DC was the place of where this famous event occured. people all over marched to Washington DC's famous Lincoln Memorial to watch Marting Luther King's speech with crowds stretching all the way to the washington monument.

In the year of 1965, the Voting Rights Act was signed. The Act stated that and racial discrimination in voting such as the grandfather clause, or the literacy tests. Those ways of discrimination were now illegal and banned.

Everyone will vote

Voting rights act of 1965

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This is a inside look at what happend at birmingham Alabama

In Birmingham Alabama, Martin Luther King jr was arrested for protesters and was there to stop discrimination. Birmingham was on of the most discriminated cities in the US. When adults were tired of constantly being arrested, they sent children to do the marches thinking the wouldn't be arrested. But they were.

• MLK's arrest
• Children arrested
• The world is mad and demands change

befor the childern

This is a photograph of the marchers before the police attacked them. this march was crulshul to the civle rights movement because this showed the world how the south truly was.

A page of his famous speech

MLK Created a 6 page script to follow throuoght the whole speech. The image in the right is only a single page of the massive script of his I have a dream speech.

The Civil Rights Act was signed in 1964. The Act stated that any form of segregation like the the Jim Crow Laws, will be illegal. So things such as schools, restrooms, and theaters had to be desegregated.

let's be civil about this

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Many of the protesters were sent to jail or died during the protest even some the childen were sent to jail. If the televison didnt egsist the whole nation wouldnt know wht truly happened at brimingham.

jail or death