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On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated. He was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm and his friend were arrested in 1946 and convicted of burglary charges, Malcolm was then sentenced to 10 years in prison and seven years with parole. When he returned to the U.S. he had a new look for integration and hpe for the future. He also was a leader of his own religious organization and shared thoughts with other cultures.

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 Emmett Till beaten and killed pt. 2 ( read this one)

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 Emmett Till beaten and killed pt. 2 ( read this one)

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On August 28, 1955, a 14 year old African American boy, was beaten and killed. Emmett was accused of touching, harassing, and threatening a white woman, Carolyn Bryant, who was working the counter at a store. Once the store's owner and Carolyn's husband heard the news they kidnapped Emmett, beat him in a tool house behind the owner's house, drove him to the Tallahatchie River, gouged out his eye, shot him in his head, and then tied his body to a cotton gin with barbed wire and threw him in the river. Because of Emmett Till's open casket funeral      , pictures of his body were seen world wide, and his mother wanted everyone to see how wrong these racist murders were. Then the two murderers went to trial but were found not guilty, because Till's body was not properly identified. However Carolyn confessed she lied, and said Emmett did not deserve any of this. So this made more people face the fact that they were too cruel to African American people.

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On September 4,1957 despite resistance civil rights organizations worked to enroll black students in segregated schools. In Arkansas, the National Association for the Advancement of colored people recruited young girls and boys to integrate schools. Daisy Bates was the president of he Arkansas NAACP chapter. Black people were always excepted until someone did something about it. Then eventually someone changed it.

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On this day April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King was was assassinated. He was sniped on the balcony or Lorraine motel. Also hes death caused many riots and fights between blacks and police and white supremist and caused lots of violence as well. His death caused a lot of people to step up in his place and become civil rights leaders.

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In 1964, Martin Luther King received the Nobel Peace Prize. On December 10, 1964 is the day he got the reward. The place he received the award was in Oslo, Norway. He got the award because of his dynamic leadership of the civil rights movement.The effect that this have on the civil rights showed that martian luther was stronger than most people thought. And that colored people could do more than just protest and march.

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On June 5th, 1968, Robert Kennedy was assassinated. RFK was assailed by Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan firing a .22 pistol. The evidence is strong that Sirhan was stalking Kennedy in the company of a young blond girl and another male companion. Kennedy's body was put onto a funeral train in New York City destined for Washington DC and burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Since he wasn't able to run for office he couldn't change anything. Because we lost on more person in the civil rights movement, that slows the process.

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On August 28, 1955, Emmett Till, a 14 year old African American boy, was beaten and killed. Emmett was accused of touching, harassing, and threatening a white woman, Carolyn Bryant, who was working the counter at a store. Once the store's owner and Carolyn's husband heard the news they kidnapped Emmett, beat him in a tool house behind the owner's house, drove him to the Tallahatchie River, gouged out his eye, shot him in his head, and then tied his body to a cotton gin with barbed wire and threw him in the river. Because of Emmett Till's open casket funeral , pictures of his body was seen world wide, and his mother wanted everyone to see how wrong these racist murders were. Then the two

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On September 15, 1963 at 10:22 am at 16th street baptist church in Birmingham ,Alabama a bomb went off in the church basement. The interior of the church walls started to cave in on top of everyone killing four girls.The church was a significant religious center for the city's black population and a routine meeting place for civil rights leaders.Later it was confirmed that the FBI had information confirming the identity of the bombers by 1965 and did nothing.I think that this event was a wake up call for more people.Also i think this event fired up the civil rights movement even more.

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On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her seat up to a white man. Instead of going to the back of the bus, which was designated for African Americans, Rosa Parks sat at the front of the bus, which was where the white people sit. Rosa marries a local barber named Raymond parks, who helped her with social injustice organizations. Unlike other people who helped in the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks started young. Rosa Parks was elected secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), which helped her meet more people that wanted to end segregation and made the movement larger. Parks' bus boycott lead to integration of public transportation in Montgomery, and later in other places too.

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On March 25, 1965, the Selma March took place in Alabama. Participants from around the country were beaten and gassed by the police, yet they kept going. Along with the police, the KKK beat and killed a woman in broad daylight. The SNCC and SCLC also took place in the march, with King's disciples. The marchers started the voting rights act that swept the country.

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On November 22, 1963, 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Kennedy was riding in a black lincoln convertible with his wife and the governor of Texas during a parade when he was shot and killed. Vice president Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president later that day, replacing Kennedy. On November 23, 1963, Johnson declared November 25 the national day of mourning for president Kennedy. This event changed the way presidents were protected and gave our presidents and elected officials the security they have today.

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In 1961 the Freedom riders were organized. It was done to end segregation. They used buses and bus terminals. MLK Jr. publically supported them. It helped end segregation.

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On this day April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King was was assassinated. He was sniped on the balcony or Lorraine motel. Also hes death caused many riots and fights between blacks and police and white supremist and caused lots of violence as well. His death caused a lot of people to step up in his place and become civil rights leaders.

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On November 8, 1960 John F. Kennedy was elected president in a closely contested election and defeated vice president Richard Nixon. The outcome of this was civil rights had emerged as a critical issue. Around 70% of african americans had voted for Kennedy, and these votes provided the winning edge in several key states.

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March on Washington + I Had A Dream Speech

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March on Washington + I Had A Dream Speech

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On August 28, 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place. One important fact was that the famous," I Had A Dream" speech happened on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the march. The second key fact of the March on Washington was that it was run by A. Philip Randolph who was the leader of a group called," The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters". The third key fact was that more than 200,000 people took part in the March on Washington. The March on Washington had a huge impact on people, civil rights, and slavery.

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In 1964, the civil rights act was passed by president john F. kennedy.When the civil rights act was passed it ended segregation   in public places.

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In 1968, Shirley Chisholm was elected to Congress. She was the first African-American woman to be elected to Congress. Shirley was also the first woman and African-American to seek the nomination for president. She was the first black woman (and second woman ever) to serve on the House Rules Committee. Shirley Chisholm paved the way for African-Americans in politics. Without her leadership, we would not have the diversity in our government that we have today.