State and Federal Fight

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  • Created by: LucasG435
  • Created on: 19-03-18 18:56

The Campaign in Birmingham and Alabama - 1963:

- 2nd of April

-Sit-ins, mass meetings, peaceful protests and the boycott of shops

-Important Faces: Freddie Shuttles and Martin Luther King Jr

-Provoking Bull Connor to use violence against peaceful protestors

-May 2nd: 6000 students marched and 900 were arrested

-May 3rd: More marched but jails were full so police were ordered to use fire hoses, dogs and batons against students. Wide media coverage.

March on Washington - 1963:

-To create…

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