PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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Leaders of the civil rights movement believed the main formula for attracting more sympathy from the media was to have
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a large crowd of onlookers
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peaceful protesters who were subjected to violence by defenders of Jim Crow laws
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. personally involved in the protests
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the support of the federal government
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -These dramatic scenes of violent police aggression against civil rights protesters from Birmingham, Alabama were vivid examples of segregation and racial injustice in America. The episode sickened many, including President John F. Kennedy, and elevated civil rights from a Southern issue to a pressing national issue.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1963, King and the SCLC worked with NAACP and other civil rights groups to organize the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which attracted 250, 000 people to rally for the civil and economic rights of Black Americans in the nation’s capital. There, King delivered his majestic 17-minute “I Have a Dream” speech.
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