PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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1%
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5%
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10%
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25%
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Detailed explanation-1: -Though African Americans constituted approximately 50% of Selma’s population in the 1960s, only 1-2% were registered voters. On February 1, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led more than 250 activists to the Dallas County Courthouse to register to vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among Selma’s 15, 000 black citizens of voting age, only 335 were registered to vote. On March 7, 1965, 600 civil rights protesters attempted to march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery. On what became known as “Bloody Sunday, ” they were stopped by police using tear gas, night sticks, and whips.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1994, Congress added the national day of service. Learn more at MLKDay.gov. According to the Current Population Survey, 2020 voter turnout was 68.4% for women and 65.0% for men. About 9.7 million more women than men voted.
Detailed explanation-4: -2. What was the average yearly income for a black person in Mississippi in the 1950s? Blacks made around $700 a year.