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The Civil Rights Movement Gains Ground
MARCH ON WASHINGTON
August 28, 1963
3/12/63
"For years now I have heard the word "wait!" It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This 'Wait" has almost always meant never."
More Protest and Confrontations
Spring 1963
Social
Birmingham, AL
Letter From the Birmingham Jail
James Meredith
1962
University of Mississippi
helped Meredith desegregate UofM
Medger Evers
The Civil Rights Movement Gains Ground
Student Activists
JFK TAKES ACTION
Greensboro Sit-Ins
* doughnuts and coffee
* stayed until closing time
Wade-ins
the Federal Transportation Commission ordered the desegregation of the interstate transportation
CORE
1961
Nashville sit-ins and protest marches
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CORE
Student Activists
Protest and Confrontation
the police and state troopers agreed to protect the riders
Read-Ins
Activites:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
"Most of us will be grandparents before we can live normal lives." James Lawson
Freedom Rides Washington, DC to New Orleans
The Federal government was now involved! Mission accomplished!
create a grass-roots movement to defeat racism and obtain equality