INTERACTIVE EVENT GUIDE

Rosa Parks

Greensboro Sit ins

Birmingham

Jacob T and Avi N

the american civil rights muesum

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Artifact 1:Greensboro Lunch Counter

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Greensboro Sit Ins

In 1960, Black students from Greensboro, NC, set out to end segregation through sit-in protests. They occupied the whites-only section of the lunch counter. During these sit-ins, the students faced significant violence; however, they chose to respond nonviolently to continue their protests. Other students from Greensboro drew inspiration from their actions and organized their own protests in various establishments, including stores and swimming pools. This event also motivated individuals across the South to conduct their own protests and resist segregation.

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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. She was arrested, which led to the biggest bus boycott ever seen. Rosa Parks was the secretary of her local NAACP organization. Once she was arrested, there was much outrage toward the bus companies. More than 16,000 black bus riders, and over 99% of the city's African Americans chose to not ride the bus, and found others way to get around. This was a very important moment because it marked the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

Artifact 3: 3D model of the key from Birmingham

Artifact 2: MLK letter from Birmingham Prison

Artifact 1: Statue in Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, 1963

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In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. came to Birmingham, Alabama, to protest against the major segregation in the town. The moment they started, the chief of police arrested Dr. King for parading without a permit. Following his arrest, MLK wrote a letter to the civil rights movement. Within the letter, he explained the goals for the movement. After his letter reached the movement, it was fought against by the chief of police of Birmingham, who wanted everything to stay segregated. He made any excuse to arrest and send members of the civil rights movement to jail. By doing this, the movement began to lose momentum. There were very few members of the civil rights movement who were not arrested. To keep the movement alive, children began protesting against segregation. They thought that the police couldn't do anything to them because they were kids, but this was wrong. The kids were met with violence and were sprayed down with pressurized fire hoses, which gave them cuts and bruises. However, news was brought to other Americans, which showed all the horrific violence on television, turning the hearts of many. This ended the segregation within Birmingham.