PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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In 1963, more than 200, 000 civil rights supporters marched in the Nation’s capital in hopes of earning the civil freedoms afforded to white Americans. This ____ ended with Dr. King giving his ____ speech
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March from Selma to Montgomery; Letter from Birmingham
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March on Washington; Letter from Birmingham
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March from Selma to Montgomery; I Have a Dream Speech
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March on Washington; I Have a Dream Speech
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered this iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.
Detailed explanation-3: -On August 28, 1963 a quarter million people came to the nation’s capital to petition their duly elected government in a demonstration known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Frustrated by the inaction of a gridlocked Congress, the marchers called for Congress to pass the Civil Rights bill.
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