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American History Chapter 28-2

American History Chapter 28-2. Freedom Now!. Could you keep your cool?. Nonviolent Strategy. Mohandas Gandhi : Protest leader in India who promoted nonviolence. Martin Luther King Jr. & James Farmer used nonviolent protest. Farmer. King Jr. Gandi. Nonviolent Protest.

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American History Chapter 28-2

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  1. American History Chapter 28-2 Freedom Now!

  2. Could you keep your cool?

  3. Nonviolent Strategy • Mohandas Gandhi: Protest leader in India who promoted nonviolence. • Martin Luther King Jr. & James Farmer used nonviolent protest. Farmer King Jr. Gandi

  4. Nonviolent Protest • Sit-ins: Promoted by James Lawson, protesters just sit, in order to make a statement. • Won white support. • Especially successful in restaurants/cafes. • SNCC:Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. • Coordinated many nonviolent protests.

  5. Nonviolent Often Led to Violence • Freedom Riders: CORE planned a bus trip through the South to bring attention to segregation on buses. • Used the “white” facilities at bus stops. • 1 bus was firebombed & the riders beaten. • Became front page news. • Sept. 1961 the Interstate Commerce Commission issued new, tougher rules forcing integration on buses and trains.

  6. Freedom Rides

  7. NAACP Pushed for Equal Education • Federal Court ordered the Univ. of Ms. to allow African-American, James Meredith to enroll. • Violent protest followed, put down by federal troops. Shot in 1966

  8. King Leads Peaceful Protest • Birmingham, Al: King was arrested. • Police Chief, Eugene “Bull” Connor used police & firefighters to break up the protest. • The media recorded the violence used by authorities.

  9. More Protest, More Violence, More Success • Medgar Evers, Ms. NAACP leader was murdered. • KKK member, Byron Beckwith, was convicted & sentenced to life in prison, 30+ yrs. later. • March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom: Aug. 28, 1963. • 200,000 marchers. • King made his “I Have a Dream” speech. • July 2, 1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Johnson. • Banned discrimination in employment & in public accomodations.

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