Civil Rights Movement

Civil rights movement

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Who is involved? Students of colleges What happened? Students were going to the sit-ins and they were ordering food but no one wanted to serve them, so they were sitting in there and waiting for it to close When? Winter, 1960 Where? Greensboro, NC

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Greensboro sit-ins

What did it lead to? The students remained nonviolent. They were only sometimes given service. Protestors had food poured on them and were arrested.

Why is it important? The Greensboro sit-in provided a template for nonviolent resistance and marked an early success for the civil rights movement.

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Rosa Parks and Montgomery bus boycott

Who is involved? Rosa Parks and 50 thousand other people What happened? Rosa Parks got arrested for sitting in the whites-only seat on the bus. When? December 1, 1955 Where? Montgomery, Alabama

What did it lead to? The buses were desegregated

Why is it important? In that boycott 50 thousand people participated and the boycott lasted a whole year.

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Freedom riders

Who is involved? White and Black people on the bus. What happened? They were attacked twice by the KKK. When? Spring, 1961 Where? From Washington D.C to New Orleans, Louisiana

Why is it important? It brought attention of people and government to non–violent actions.

What did it lead to? It ended the Segregation of Public transports in the South and the freedom rides.

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Little Rock Nine

Who is involved? Minnijean Brown, Terrance Roberts, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Gloria Ray, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls. What happened? In 1957, nine ordinary teenagers walked out of their homes and stepped up to the front lines in the battle for civil rights for all Americans. When? September 4, 1957. Where? Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. What did it lead to? Identifying the first African American students to desegregate Little Rock Central High School. Why is it important? It allowed African Americans to enter Little Rock’s Central High School

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Selma Marches, 1965

Who is involved? Ulysses S. Blackmon, Amelia Boynton, Ernest Doyle, Marie Foster, James Gildersleeve, J.D. Hunter, Sr., Henry Shannon, Sr., and Frederick Douglas Reese. What happened? It protested the blocking of Black Americans' right to vote by the systematic racist structure of the Jim Crow South. When? March 7, 1965 Where? Selma to Montgomery, Alabama What did it lead to? The three marches at Selma were a pivotal turning point in the civil rights movement. Why is it important? It ensured that African Americans could exercise their constitutional right to vote

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Assassination of MLK 1968

Who is involved? James Earl Ray and Martin Luther King What happened? Martin was killed When? April 4, 1968 Where? Lorraine Motel, Memphis, TN What did it lead to? Energized the Black Power Movement Why is it important? It prompted major outbreaks of racial violence, resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide and extensive property