Kylie and MaryAnn's Museum

The Civil Rights Apartment Museum

Greensboro Sit-ins

By: MaryAnn Smith and Kylie Nasiatka

MLK Assassination

Selma Marches

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Greensboro Sit-ins

Standing Up By Sitting Down 🪑

In 1960, the Greensboro Sit-ins started when four African American college students sat at a "whites-only counter" in Greensboro, South Carolina. Over two days, the sit-in expanded from four to almost one hundred people! The protesters were peacefully fighting for their right to be served food. The participants in the Greensboro Sit-ins were determined to remain peaceful and not fight. However, the people against the sit-in had other plans. They poured food on the protesters and harrassed them. Police officers were called and African Americans were arrested for sitting in white-only spaces. The Greensboro Sit-ins ended up inspiring other sit-ins across the south. Sit-ins were now being held in libraries, stores, and even public swimming pools. Would you have had the courage to "stand up by sitting down" like these college-aged African Americans?

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The Sign 🚧

The Counter 🍴

The Menu 🥪

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Selma Marches

The Marches that Led to History

The Selma Marches were held to spread awareness about African American voting rights. It brought attention to a record of consistent resistance to black voting in a registration campaign in Selma. Three marches, all occurring in 1965, happened. In the first march, the participants were met with violence from state troopers at Edmund Pettus Bridge. This violent day became known as Bloody Sunday. The second march was hosted soon after the first. However, it ended abruptly because of a barricade of state troopers at Edmund Pettus Bridge where violence broke out last time. There, MLK turned the protesters back around to keep it non-violent. For the third and final march, they marched from Selma to Montomery, Alabama. This march was protected by federal forces. The Selma Marches resulted in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 being passed which helped register 250,000 new black voters by the end of 1965.

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The Bridge 🚘

The Attack 🥊

The Law 🖊️

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MLK Assasinations

May Martin Luther King Jr Rest In Piece 💐

Martin Luther King Jr. was killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennesee. He was killed at the age of 39. The person who killed him shot MLK at Loraine Motel, room 306 on the balcony. Martin Luther King was a good leader, but some people didn't like how he advocated for African Americans. If he had not been killed, he would be about 95-years-old today. Can you imagine if Martin Luther King was still alive today? What more would have he been able to accomplish?

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The Hotel🏨

The Direction 📸

The Balcony🏢

The Balcony MLK Was Killed On

To the left, is a picture of the site of where Martin Luther King was killed. The place where he was killed is called Lorraine Motel, Room 306, balcony. They still have the site similar to what it looked like at the time of his death, today. What do you think it would be like to be at the site of where Martin Luther King was killed today?

This is a picture of the hotel where Martin Luther King was killed🔼

The Direction of the Assassin

This picture shows and captures the moment when Martin Luther King Jr was shot. The people surrounding them are pointing towards the area that the assassin fired from. I am sure they were all in shock. How would you have felt in this situation?

This is a picture of the people near MLK pointing at where the shot that hit him was fired from.

More pictures of Martin Luther King's Assassination📷

Protesting Signs

To the left are signs that were made to protest against discrimination at lunch counters. People gathered together and held signs supporting the Greensboro sit-ins. Would you have had the courage to join them?

Above are signs that people made to protest against "lunch counter discrimination" 🔼

The Hotel Where It Happened😬

This is a picture of the sign of the hotel where Martin Luther KIng was killed at. He was killed at an ordinary hotel! Now it's not ordinary anymore!😄What do you think it would be like to be at the hotel when MLK was killed?

Above is the sign to the hotel that MLK was killed at⬆️

More pictures on the Greensboroo Sit-in📷

More pictures involving the Selma Marches📷

Another Law Claiming Change

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed as a result of the Selma Marches. This law helped register 250,000 new black voters by the end of 1965. All of their hard work would lead to this law which was a step towards equality for African-Americans. What would have happened if the Voting Rights Act of 1965 had never become a law?

This is a picture of the paper that officially passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965🔼

The Brutal, Violent Attacks

The first Selma March began on March 7, 1965, and was organized by John Lewis. When the protesters reached Edmund Pettus Bridge, they were met by state troopers. The state troopers beat them with clubs and used tear gas. Dogs and horses were used to dispel the participants. This day became known as "Bloody Sunday". Would you have been able to handle the violence?

The picture above shows Selma March protesters being violently attacked by state troopers and their dogs🔼

Where the Tragedy Took Place

Two of Selma Marches ended at the infamous Edmund Pettus Bridge. At the first march, protesters were attacked with tear gas, clubs, and horses. At the second march, a barricade of state troopers was set up at the bridge. Can you believe the amount of things that happened at this bridge?

Pictured above is Edmund Pettus Bridge where Bloody Sunday took place🔼

The Menu Made for Whites

This is a picture of the menu at the restaurant where the Greensboro Sit-ins took place. The African Americans participating in the sit-in were trying to be served food, but the workers never served them. They were denied their rights.

Above is the menu that the lunch counter had for white people to order off of⬆️😋

The One and Only Lunch Counter

This is the counter where the Greensboro Sit-ins started. The African American boys who initiated the sit-in sat here waiting to be served food! They had to sit at this counter for hours. Pretty cool, right? Would you have the patience to sit there all day?

The counter in which the first sit-in occured⬆️🤯