PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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The Crisis in Little Rock
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The riot at Ole’ Miss over the admittance of James Meredith
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The protests in Birmingham, Alabama
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The March from Selma (i.e. “Bloody Sunday”)
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kennedy defined the civil rights crisis as moral, as well as constitutional and legal. He announced that major civil rights legislation would be submitted to the Congress to guarantee equal access to public facilities, to end segregation in education, and to provide federal protection of the right to vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -On June 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy gave a televised address to the American people and announced that he would be sending a civil rights bill to Congress. His bill would become the most-far reaching act of legislation supporting racial equality in American history.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did President Kennedy respond to the riot over James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi? He sent army troops to restore order and protect Meredith.