Serena and Sophia Civil Rights Museum

Greensboto sit ins

birmingham 1863

Selma Marches, 1965

Civil rights

Brown vs board of eduction

Freedom riders

Rosa Parks and the Mongomery bus boycott

Historical Marker showing where the sit-ins toolk place

A lunch countetr that protesting students sat at.

Newpaper article reporting about Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr., and David Richmond sitting at the counter.

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Greensboro Sit-ins

The Greensboro sit-ins started wiht four black college students sitting at the whites-only lunch counter. in protest. They were not served and remained non-violent. The sit-ins grew and spread peaceful segregation protests throughout the South. This led to desegregation in diners and is important because it showed that peaceful protests work.

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The Birmingham Police attacked them with nightsticks and dogs

New York Times front page story of Birmingham Children's march

The Birmingham Children's March took place in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963. Children were chosen to march downtown because they needed more people after many adults were scared after MLK's arrest. The children were attacked with high-pressure fire hoses, police dogs, and nightsticks. Over 1000 children were arrested. This was important because it showed America and JFK that Bull Connor and the Birmingham police were not afraid to be violent against kids. This led to JFK sending 3000 troops to restore peace and order. Many Americans also spoke out about this.

Pictures of children being sprayed with water from fire hoses

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Birmingham, 1963

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The Birmingham Police attacked them with nightsticks and dogs

New York Times front page story of Birmingham Children's march

The Birmingham Children's March took place in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963. Children were chosen to march downtown because they needed more people after many adults were scared after MLK's arrest. The children were attacked with high-pressure fire hoses, police dogs, and nightsticks. Over 1000 children were arrested. This was important because it showed America and JFK that Bull Connor and the Birmingham police were not afraid to be violent against kids. This led to JFK sending 3000 troops to restore peace and order. Many Americans also spoke out about this.

Pictures of children being sprayed with water from fire hoses

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Birmingham, 1963

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Many protests happened leading up to the law being changed

Once the law passed the news was spread but change didnt happen fast

This is a representation of blacks and whites going to school together

kids went to seperate schools because of race but brown vs board of education ended that

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Brown vs board of education

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The court ordered an end to school segregation “with all deliberate speed.” These historic decisions brought an end to legal segregation in schools and inspired new campaigns against discrimination in other areas.This is important because blacks and whites were able to go to school together.

this is Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat

This is what the bus looked like

This is rosa parks taking her mug shots

She wouldn't give up her seat for a white man so the bus driver called the police and rosa parks got arrested. Breaking a jim crow law

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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This led to a supreme court ruling that segregation on city/local busses was unconstitutional Greater efforts to desegregate schools. It will promote peaceful protests to desegregate other public places. It showed that peaceful protest and civil disobedience can lead to legal change

Edmund Pettus Bridge

There were 3 Selma marches. The first Selma marchers were met with violence from heavily armed state troopers who used tear-gas clubs and horses to dispel the participants. This day becomes known as Bloody Sunday. On the second march, MLK and the marchers reached the bridge but couldn't continue because of a state court order. Finally, on March 21, 1965, MLK led 3,200 marchers protected by 2,000 U.S. Army soldiers, and 1,900 members of the Alabama National Guard. The five-day, 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery was important because it led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which led to 250,000 new Black voters registered to vote by the end of 1965.

Photo taken of the third successful Selma march

Washingtion Post newspaper on Bloody Sunday

Selma Marches, 1965

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this is where the freedom riders went

This is people protesting

11/1/1961 all interstate buses were required to display a certificate reading seating aboard this vehicle is without regard to race color creed or national origin by order of interstate commerce commission segregation on interstate busses is illegal

This is the bus being set on fire

Freedom Riders

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The freedom riders wanted to test whether they could sit wherever they wanted on the bus eat in integrated dining rooms and use integrated facilities such as restrooms they want to see the differences in travel from North to South