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A march where state troopers inflicted violent beatings on peaceful protesters marching for voting rights of the African American. Around 600 participants, led by John Lewis, set out to travel from Selma on U.S. Highway 80 to state capital on March 7, 1965. Footage of the brutality was seen throughout the nation with public outrage and boosted support for the Civil Rights Movement.

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The largest political rally for civil rights in the United States ever, 200,000 to 300,000 participants showed up on August 28, 1963. Protesting for jobs and freedom for African Americans, MLK gave his famous "I have a Dream" speech. This march was credited to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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In the spring of 1963, there were mass protests that wanted to solve the financial disparity and violent reprisal about racial issues. Lead by MLK, they used marches and sit-ins to get arrested and crowd the jails, they boycotted businesses that hired only white or had segregated bathrooms. The protest came to a successful end when all the businesses restrictions came down and gave access to all colors.

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On November 17, 1961, representatives from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the National Association of Colored People (NAACP), local activists and King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) gathered to organize a mass protest. This was a march that after nearly a year of protesting, did not accomplish its goals but had over 1,000 African Americans attend it. It was the first mass movement in the modern civil rights area to have the goal to end segregation of the entire community.

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After the arrest of Rosa Parks did MLK propose a citywide boycott against racial segregation in the public transportation system. This was a successful protest that protesting non-violently was possible to make change.