PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Pass civil rights legislation
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Desegregated Buses
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Held Sit ins for school integration
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Violent protest were put to an end
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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. Civil rights leaders took to the podium to issue urgent calls to action that still resonate decades later.
Detailed explanation-2: -Commonly referred to as the March on Washington, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought over 200, 000 people to the nation’s capitol to protest racial discrimination and show support for civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 28 August 1963, more than 200, 000 demonstrators took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the nation’s capital. The march was successful in pressuring the administration of John F. Kennedy to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress.
Detailed explanation-4: -The march is credited with helping to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It preceded the Selma Voting Rights Movement, when national media coverage contributed to passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that same year.