It was started in 2013 by three female organizers( Alicia garza, patrisse cullors and Opal Tometi). It began as a social media hashtag#(#BlacklivesMatter) after the killing by George Zimmerman by shooting to Trayvon Martin (2012). It grew nationally after the death of Michael Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York. It became a worldwide movement after the death of George Floyd at hands of police. This was due to the brutality in police custody. The Creation of the website to emphasize on the black live protest was then introduced in 2013 in acquittal of Trayvoon Martin Death(https://blacklivesmatter.com/) it became a global movement in countries like US,UK,and Canada.

Impacts of the protest:

• Led to the decrease in favoritism

• Led to creation of window for all changes of policy

Take action- BLM's #WhatMatters2020 Campaign: This 2020 Election-focused campaign focuses on promoting voter registration "among Millennials, Generation Z, the Black community, and allies" and education voters about a wide range of issues including "racial injustice, police brutality, criminal justice reform, Black immigration, economic injustice, LGBTQIA+ and human rights, environmental injustice, access to healthcare, access to quality education, and voting rights and suppression."

Local BLM Chapters: Local chapters of BLM in many areas of the country, including the DMV, have their own social media accounts to facilitate engagement in civil action close to home.

Reference:

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To achieve these goals, the movement employed a variety of nonviolent methods. Key strategies included peaceful protests, such as sit-ins at segregated lunch counters, boycotts like the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and marches, most famously the March on Washington in 1963. These protests were complemented by legal challenges and lobbying for legislative changes. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and others led the movement with a commitment to nonviolent civil disobedience, inspired by figures like Mahatma Gandhi.

The movement led to significant legislative victories, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which protected African Americans' right to vote. The movement also shifted the national consciousness, inspiring future social justice efforts. Despite these gains, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 highlighted the ongoing struggles, but the movement’s success in dismantling institutionalized racism marked a turning point in American history.