U.S. 3/29/17 The farce of states rights "Let us send this message back to Washington, via the representatives who are here with us today. From this day, we are standing up, and the heel of tyranny does not fit the neck of an upright man. Let us rise to the call of freedom- loving blood that is in us, and send our answer to the tyranny that clanks its chains upon the South. In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw a line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say, segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever."
Segregation
Little Rock Nine Governor of Arkansas orders National Guard to not admit black students to Central High School in Little Rock Eisenhower forces them to be admitted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o odolEmUg2g
Resistance Montgomery Bus Boycott Rosa Parks Soul Force Non-violent resistance “We will not hate you, but we cannot obey your unjust laws” SCLC Southern Christian Leadership Conference MLK leads SNCC Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Organize students to protest
Sit Ins Sat at segregated lunch counters and refused to leave until served https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o oqTXv5phoc
Civil rights through the arts “A Change Is Gonna Come” - Sam Cooke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-4I18JFFU “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”- Maya Angelou “What It’s Like To Be Colored Me” – Zora Neale Hurston