Civil Rights Key Events 1.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? HistoryAmerica - 19th and 20th centuryASAQA Created by: Sophie BallingerCreated on: 21-04-13 18:30 March on Washington 1957 KEY TERMS- BROWN 1954, Eisenhower's Civil Rights Bill 1957, crusade for citizenship happened due to inactivity of BROWN, and was in support of Eisenhower's civil rights bill! involved a crowd of 20,000 listening to three hours of speeches consequently the crusade for citizenship was launched, aimed to get 2 million blacks registered to vote by next presidential election caught the attention of the mass media, MLK on front cover of magasine, raising his profile speech was a success, but crusade failed 1 of 2 Greensboro Sit-ins, North Carolina 1960 first action of SNCC, they were inspired by MLK's speech for equality after Little Rock the students were promised full SCLC support- high confidence, had a big student body committed to equality- 90% participation from A&T college they had seen the same technique in Oklahoma 1957-8 1st February, 4 students bought merchandise from the Woolworths department store and then sat in the sit-down diner- not allowed! Clarence Harris, store manager, told blacks they couldn't be served as it was store policy mass support- 70,000 students joined the sit - in movement... media coverage exposed level of persecution showed economic power- 1/3 of profits decreased during sit-ins by the end of 1961, 810 towns and 150 cities had desegregated public places 6 months later, black people were served at Woolworths lead to other sit-ins- Nashville 2 of 2
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