USA: Peaceful Protests 1963-65
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- Created on: 30-03-18 08:27
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- Peaceful protests and their impact 1963-65
- Events in Birmingham 1963
- campaign led by MLK and the SCLC
- it was still completely segregated
- the local police chief ('Bull' Connor) had a reputation of violence
- black Americans had regularly been attacked there
- included peaceful marches, sit-ints, boycotts and public meetings
- hundreds of arrests took place, including of young children
- when jails were full, Connor ordered the use of water cannon and police dogs
- this response was widely criticised and gained supportive news coverage for the civil rights campaign
- campaign led by MLK and the SCLC
- The March on Washington 1963
- civil rights leaders including MLK organised a march of protesters from across the US
- more than 250,000 people took part
- 40,000 of these were white Americans
- the march was peaceful and broadcast live on TV around the world
- Mississippi murders
- on 21st Junge 1964, three activists were killed by a KKK Lynch mob near Meridian Mississippi
- Michael Schweren, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney
- CORE and SNCC members tried to find the bodies
- they found the bodies as fell as a further eight victims of the KKK
- showed the levels of hatred and violence KKK members used to stop civil rights
- on 21st Junge 1964, three activists were killed by a KKK Lynch mob near Meridian Mississippi
- Events in Birmingham 1963
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