PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
HIPPIES AND THE COUNTERCULTURE
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Sit-ins
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Marches
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Protests
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Violent Riots
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Detailed explanation-1: -With other Black church leaders in the South, King founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to mount nonviolent protests against racist Jim Crow laws.
Detailed explanation-2: -Over the following decade, King wrote, spoke and organized nonviolent protests and mass demonstrations to draw attention to racial discrimination and to demand civil rights legislation to protect the rights of African-Americans.
Detailed explanation-3: -King drew on a variety of rhetorical techniques to “Educate, Engage, & Excite” TM his audiences – e.g., alliteration, repetition, rhythm, allusion, and more – his ability to capture hearts and minds through the creative use of relevant, impactful, and emotionally moving metaphors was second to none.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sit-ins, boycotts, marches and civil disobedience were signature actions of the struggle, in which thousands were arrested. Hundreds of thousands participated in marches, boycotts and voter registration drives.