The Birmingham campaign aimed to eradicate economic discrimination against African American citizens in downtown Alabama. When addressing racial injustices, they often encountered violent retaliation. The movement included a boycott of certain…
The Chicago Open Housing Movement, also known as the Chicago Freedom Movement, was organized to protest racial disparities in employment and education, as well as housing segregation. The movement comprised a number of protests, marches, and boycotts…
On March 7, protesters from Selma and Marion engaged in a march from Selma, Alabama to the state capital in Montgomery, in response to a state trooper killing a demonstrator recently. John Lewis and Hosea Williams led the march while King was in…