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Civil Rights During The 1950's And 1960s

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During the 1950’s and 60’s, African Americans were facing one of the hardest challenges regarding their civil rights. They finally achieved their goal when President Kennedy created a civil rights bill in 1963. The attack on protesters in Birmingham, Alabama was one of the main events that lead to the creation of that bill. Civil rights activists launched one of the most influential campaigns during the civil rights movement which was called the Birmingham Campaign. This nonviolent project consisted of marches, sit-ins, and the boycotting of many goods in order to promote equality. As these protests started to take place, many children and young adults were getting arrested. This resulted in the Birmingham jails becoming completely full. Eugene
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