PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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to seek legal remedies to inequality
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to end segregation in all public areas
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to end segregation in public schools
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to force segregation to respond violently
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the spring of 1961, student activists from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) launched the Freedom Rides to challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Freedom Rides, like the sit-ins before them, demonstrated that anyone who opposed segregation could take action themselves to work towards ending Jim Crow Laws. They helped the spread of civil rights in the south.
Detailed explanation-3: -The sit-in movement produced a new sense of pride and power for African Americans. By rising up on their own and achieving substantial success protesting against segregation in the society in which they lived, Blacks realized that they could change their communities with local coordinated action.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Freedom Rides of 1961 resulted in the ban of segregation laws in interstate travel facilities, including buses, restrooms, water fountains, and lunch counters. The Interstate Commerce Commission officially banned segregation of interstate travel facilities within their jurisdiction on November 1, 1961.