Student Defiance.Since segregation in both education and public transport had now been outlawed, The African-American community were now going to focus on something that hadn't been desegregated yet: Public Facilities.
On February 1 1960, Four black students did a non-violent protest they called a sit-in. They went to a Woolworth's in Downtown Greensboro and sat down at the lunch counter. The policy was that they would serve only white people and that the black people had to go. When they were asked to leave, the four young men refused and the police were forced to come. Although, the police could not take action on the young men because of the lack of provocation. The local media were called and soon the four were on television and were called the 'Greensboro Four'. The four stayed until the store was closed. The results of this sit-in was astonishing as the next day, a sum of 300 students had joined the protests at Woolworth's paralyzing the lunch counter. By March of 1960, protests all over the state were done from libraries, beaches, hotels etc.. They were all peaceful protests. Greensboro Woolworth's soon integrated its lunch counter. It was considered a success. |
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Martin Luther KingMartin Luther King was a staple in the Black civil rights movement. He led the civil rights movement in the US from the mid 1950's to his assassination. Martin Luther King grew up with his strict father Martin Luther King Sr and his gentle mother Alberta Williams King. His father Martin Luther King Sr. had always been fighting racism and it left a lasting impression on Young Martin.
Martin Luther King had some sort of involvement in two early protests that eventually led to the desegregation or integration of that target place. Martin Luther King had a pretty big involvement in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. On the night of Rosa Park's arrest, Martin Luther King along with some other civil rights leaders met up and planned the boycott. Martin Luther King was elected to be the leader of the boycott because of his youth and how well-trained he was. Martin Luther King also had an involvement in the Greensboro sit-ins. When the SCLC held a conference with sit-in leaders, Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged the students and even helped. Martin Luther King was also involved in a lot of important marches that went down in the history books. He helped with the march Bloody Sunday on March 7 1965 and probably his most important one, He led the march on Washington for Jobs and Freedom which he then later did a speech that is one of the most memorable ones yet: The I Have A Dream Speech. Overall Martin Luther King Jr. Was a very important catalyst to the civil rights movement. |
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