On the 25th of March 1965‚ Martin Luther King led thousands of non violent demonstrators‚ both black and white‚ to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery after a five day trek from Selma. The marchers‚ who were a coalition of the SNCC‚ SCLC and many others‚ were fighting for equal voting rights. As the marchers went towards Montgomery‚ they were stopped at the Pettus Bridge by a police blockade‚ led by a strong and violent
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Luther King Jr. was chosen as the leader and official spokesman of the Montgomery Bus Boycott which took place after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. This boycott‚ which lasted for 381 days‚ resulted in the Supreme Court ruling that segregated seating on public buses was unconstitutional in November 1956. King’s persuasive and eloquent
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in Egypt‚ more commonly referred to as Exodus‚ can be found in the Bible’s Old Testament. The movement for the Israelites’ escape from Egypt and that of the civil rights era presented themselves in similar enough ways for civil rights marchers in Selma‚ Alabama to quote a passage from the Book of Joshua to commemorate their marches. “When your children shall ask you in the time to come saying ‘What mean these stones?’ Then you shall tell them how you made it over.” This inscription was surely chosen
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was involved in was the montgomery bus boycott. According to Khadijah Jackson article “ King headed the Montgomery Improvement Association and lead one of the most mass civil rights protest and it was the first action taken to desegregate the Montgomery public bus system.”Dr. King felt that something needed to be done‚ so he followed the footstep of Mahatma Gandhi. Dr. King led protests
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attacks. On March 7‚ 1965 a march planned from Selma to Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ turned violent. The march is known as “Bloody Sunday” where demonstrators were severely injured. King was not in the march but made sure to be in the next one. On March 9‚ 1965 another march was planned with King included. The marchers attempted crossing the Pettus Bridge again. State troopers met them. Instead of confronting them‚ he knelt in prayer and turned back. Avoiding the previous catastrophe. The march aroused support
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“There are some things so dear‚ some things so precious‚ some things so eternally true‚ that they are worth dying for. And I submit to you that if a man has not discovered something that he will die for‚ he isn’t fit to live" [NCC STAFF]. This is a qoute that summarizes the social justice pioneer and hero‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Dr. King lived and died based on what he believed was right‚ just‚ and morally sound. These next few paragraphs will shed some light on one of America’s heros.
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piece of civil rights legislation ever in this country. This act only allowed mostly the whites to vote. It would not let the blacks vote. One event that outraged many Americans occurred on March 7‚ 1965‚ when peaceful participants in a voting rights march from Selma‚ Alabama‚ to the state capitol in Montgomery were met by Alabama state troopers who attacked them with nightsticks‚ tear gas and whips after they refused to turn back. Lastly‚ we have the Brown v. Board of Education.This was a
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THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT NOTE TAKING THE IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II • Black American soldiers had fought against Fascism during WWII • Increased their desire for freedom‚ especially the south african american. • While resistance took the form of beatings‚ shootings‚ refusal of credit and jobs. • The Committee of Civil Rights was set up by President Truman inn 1947 and a program of reforms was devised. THE 1950s • Black Americans moved to the cities and towns from agricultural. • Children
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par. 1). Martin Luther King grew into the most essential voice for the Civil Rights Movement because he believed in using nonviolent resistance to try and overcome injustice‚ by guiding peaceful mass demonstration in many communities‚ that led to a march that attracted more than 250‚000 black and
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segregation and discrimination by using a number of methods that included protests‚ marches‚ boycotts‚ and refusing segregation laws. Most historians agree that the civil rights movement began with either the Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 or the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 and ended with the Voting Rights Act of 1965; however‚ there is a lot of debate on when it began and ended. There were civil rights issues well into the 1980s. The main tool of discrimination against blacks in the United
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