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March on Washington

March on Washington. Quiz. Where did the Freedom Riders begin their journey? (What city) What University did James Meredith enroll in? Which city in the South was generally regarded as the, “most segregated city in America”?

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March on Washington

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  1. March on Washington

  2. Quiz • Where did the Freedom Riders begin their journey? (What city) • What University did James Meredith enroll in? • Which city in the South was generally regarded as the, “most segregated city in America”? • What happened to Medgar Evers hours after a JFK speech that aimed to end segregation? • What was the result of the Byron de la Beckwith trial?

  3. March on Washington • JFK sent civil rights bill to Congress • Equal access to all public accommodations • U.S. attorney general power to file school desegregations suits • To persuade Congress to pass the bill, massive march on D.C. planned

  4. Dream of Equality • 250,000 show • 75,000 whites • Multiple speakers • Highlight • MLK, “I Have a Dream”

  5. I Have a Dream • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3P6N9g-dQg

  6. Violence Ensues • Bombing of a Baptist Church in Birmingham • Four young girls killed • JFK assassinated

  7. Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Passed on July 2, 1963 • Prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender • All citizens the right to enter public places equally

  8. Voting Rights • 1870 – African Americans right to vote • Preventive measure? • Poll Tax • Literacy Test • Intimidation

  9. Freedom Summer • Nearly 1,000 volunteers • Register black voters in Mississippi • Mostly white and 1/3 females

  10. Violence • June 1964 • 3 Volunteers mysteriously disappear • KKK and the support of police

  11. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party • Open to anyone • Hoped to unseat some Democrats

  12. Fannie Lou Hamer • Arrested in 1962 • Police forced prisoners to beat her • Spoke at inaugural MFDP convention

  13. Compromise • 2 Seats given to MFDP • Promise to ban discrimination in 1968 by Democratic Party • LBJ?

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