LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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March on Washington
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Selma Voting Rights marches
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On August 28, 1963, an interracial assembly of more than 200, 000 people gathered peaceably in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial to demand equal justice for all citizens under the law.
Detailed explanation-2: -On August 28 1963, a quarter of a million people rallied in Washington, D.C. to demand an end to segregation, fair wages and economic justice, voting rights, education, and long overdue civil rights protections.
Detailed explanation-3: -Philip Randolph, Whitney Young, James Farmer, Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, and himself. They were called the Big Six. He was a journalist and editor before he became a civil rights activist.
Detailed explanation-4: -In August 1963, civil rights leaders organized a massive rally in Washington to urge passage of President Kennedy’s civil rights bill. The high point came when MLK Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech to more than 200, 000 marchers in front of the Lincoln Memorial.