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Freedom riders

Selma Marches 1965

Greensbo sit ins

By: Dino Klikas

Museum of the past

The first sit in was on feburary 1, 1960. It started with just four students in a white only diner. Then the next day the number reached 22 peaceful protesters. then on the third day the number jumped to 88 protesters. The resturants were losing business by not serving them and losing money. Most resturant and diner owners agreed to paint over their white only signs and allowed blacks to eat and served them. This was a very successful peaceful protest that resulted in blacks being served in resutrants and diners now.

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The Greensboro Sit-Ins

The Greensboro sit-ins were group of black students from North Carolina University. that sat in white only diners and resturants until they were served and when asked to leave they said no and peacefully protestsed against them.

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Freedom Riders

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The freedom riders mission began in may of 1961. They wanted to see if they could sit on white only buses into the south. They started in Washington D.C and were headed for New Orleans, Louisana. But they did not make it their easily. When they got into the Carolinas they were met with violence. In Anniston, Alabama the freedom riders were physically attacked and the bus was burned down ending the first freedom ride. Although it ended before they reached New Orleans the news spread across America gaining attention. On November 1st all buses were required to put up a sign that read "Seating aboard this vehicle without regard to race, color, creed, or national origin, by order of the interstate commerce commision".

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Selma Marches 1965

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There were three marches in 1965 bringing attention to voting rights for blacks. The first march from Selma began on march 7 1965. Marchers were met with resistance and violnece from the state police. The newspaper and T.V brought attention to the cause. Martin Luther King Jr. arranged a second march that began on march 9, 1965 to Selma. The march ended abruptly because of a barricade of state troopers. Martinn Luther King Jr. turned around the march to keep things peaceful and non-violent. The third march however, which was highly protected and led by Martin Luther King Jr. started on march 21, 1965 and ended on march 25th, 1965. This 54 mile march from Selma to Montegomery, Alabama took 4 days and was a success. The march resulted in the voting rights act of 1965,. This new law took immediate action and by the end of 1965 over 250,000 black voters had been registered.

In this photo the whites are spraying white paint on the black people sitting in a diner trying to enjoy a meal. The blacks just couldn't catch a break.

This photo shows racism at its finest.

In this photo this shows the hate these students recieved. They were attacked, cursed at and had drinks poured on them and still remained non-violent.

This photo shows violence against The greensboro sit in students.

These students shown in the photo sat in white only diner and stores until erved or allowed to buy sommething. thesstudents played a big roll.

Greensboro Artifacts

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This is a photo of the original four Studnets that started these sit-ins

This photo shows the freedom bus being cherred on for by the black community. This photo really shows how strong the realtionships were and how much the black comunity cared for one another.

This photo shows the freedom bus passing a black neighborhood.

In this photo it shows the freedom bus on fire being put out. The whites attacked and eventaully set the bus on fire to stop the freedom riders leading to this photo.

This photo shows the orginal freedom bus on fire.

In this photo it shows the mugshots of all the freedom riders after they were arrested. These people right here actually made a difference in our community as it is now.

This is a photo of the original freedom riders

Freedom Rider Artifacts

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This photo shows marchers fighting for their rights. This was a massive movement for the blacks.

This photo shows marchers.

In this photo these white firefighters are sparying black children from the march with high pressure hoses. This was a cruel thing to do.

This photo shows the abuse of children on bloody sunday.

This photo shows the third march from Selma, to Montgomery, Alabama. This march was led by Martin Luther King Jr. a strong political figure in the black community.

This photo shows a highly protected march led by Martin Luther King Jr.

Selma March Artifacts

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