1960 - blacks sat at a lunch counter in North Carolina and wouldn't move until served, 1st day = 4, 2nd = 27, 4th = 300, sparked protests across NC
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When were the Greensboro Sit ins + significance?
1960, increased the no. of civil rights groups, showed campaigns could spread quickly, media coverage, end of 1961 810 towns desegregated public places
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When and what were the freedom rides?
1961 - CORE, aimed to turn morgan v virginia from dejure to defacto change, 7 blacks, 6 whites, police didn't protect them, Bull Connor gave police a day off, met with violence
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When were the Freedom Rides + significance?
1961 - Bobby Kennedy desegregated interstate travel, showed co-operation between CORE, SNNC + SCLC, showed Kennedys were sympathetic towards CRM
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When and what was Albany?
1962 - SNCC, Laurie Pritchett told police to be respectable and deny them media attention, bailed MLK out of jail, promised change but nothing happened
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When was Albany + significance?
1962 - showed peaceful protests didn't always work, led to divisions within the CRM regarding violence, King needed to change tactics
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When and what was Birmingham?
1963 - SCLC, focused on desegregation, students were recruited and marches became violent, police attacked marchers with dogs + fire hoses
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When was Birmingham + significance?
1963 - Media attention, Soviets used it to show their "superior status", department stores + employment desegregated, King criticised
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When was the march on Washington + significance?
1963 - showed CRM as united, increased white support, favourable media attention, lead to CRA 64
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When and what was Selma?
1965 - SCLC, tried to register black voters, police responded violently, marched to Montgomery, numbers peaked at 25 000
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When was Selma + significance?
media created increased support, highlighted problems blacks faced, showed co-operation between SNCC + SCLC, criticism of MLK, highlighted tensions in CRM regarding federal gov.
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When were the Greensboro Sit ins + significance?
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1960, increased the no. of civil rights groups, showed campaigns could spread quickly, media coverage, end of 1961 810 towns desegregated public places
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