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The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. happened on April 4, 1968. He stood on a balcony in Lorraine Motel, and a bullet went through his neck. The killer turned out to be James Earl Ray. However, his legacy was continued by the Black Panther Party. ]]> 2022-01-13 13:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1990286899 vincentnguyen2024 https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991230364 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks

During this time, there was a bus policy that forced whites in the front of the bus, and the blacks are in the back. The middle would be mixed, but blacks had to leave their seat if a white wanted to sit there. They also were not allowed to ask to give up seats, black or white. However, Rosa Parks rebelled against this, but this got her arrested. The arrest circulated the black community quickly. Following this, Martin Luther King Jr. decided to spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott. ]]> 2022-01-13 20:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991230364 vincentnguyen2024 https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991248655 https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2018/civil-rights-events-fd.html

Following the arrest of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. had blacks avoid using public buses. In 1956 of June, it was ruled by a federal court that bus segregation was unconstitutional. This was one of the early acts of the Civil Rights Movement. ]]> 2022-01-13 21:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991248655 vincentnguyen2024 https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991257479 https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2018/civil-rights-events-fd.html

The Albany Movement was a protest which brought together a many groups. MLK wanted to be a part of it, but he was in jail. He chose to be in jail to get the movement along, but a year passed and nothing changed, and the movement soon died out. ]]> 2022-01-13 21:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991257479 vincentnguyen2024 https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991273177 https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2018/civil-rights-events-fd.html

African American residents were facing financial issues, so they initiated another boycotting act. They would avoid companies that had better maintenance for whites. They would also commit non-violent crimes to flood jails. This act was a success when there was a huge reduction in segregation. ]]> 2022-01-13 21:36:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991273177 vincentnguyen2024 https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991282700 https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2018/civil-rights-events-fd.html

Around 200,000 to 300,000 participants were present. It was just another basic protest for freedom. ]]> 2022-01-13 21:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991282700 vincentnguyen2024 https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991292124 https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2018/civil-rights-events-fd.html

John Lewis led 600 protestors on Highway 80 to Montgomery. It came out as another violent protest, with police getting involved.]]> 2022-01-13 21:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991292124 vincentnguyen2024 https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991297709 https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2018/civil-rights-events-fd.html

The Chicago Freedom Movement was a mix of marches, boycotts, and protests. King led a march through a white neighborhood. Some of the participants were injured, including King. Following this event, the Fair Housing Act was passed, giving the same house privileges to all races.]]> 2022-01-13 22:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991297709 vincentnguyen2024 https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991300854 https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2018/civil-rights-events-fd.html

The Vietnam War was happening at the time, and MLK had his position of being against the war. He went as far as giving the "Beyond Vietnam" speech. ]]> 2022-01-13 22:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991300854 vincentnguyen2024 https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991305386 https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2018/civil-rights-events-fd.html

The campaign was to gain economic and human rights. It was made of people of different races. Not just blacks and whites, but Asians, Hispanics, and Native Americans were involved as well. A march was to be led by MLK, but his assassination unfortunately prevented it from happening. ]]> 2022-01-13 22:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vincentnguyen2024/cstuyivoy7zg72u4/wish/1991305386