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61March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (or The Great March on Washington, as styled in a sound recording released after the event)[1][2] was the largest …
6216th Street Baptist Church bombing — The four girls killed in the bombing (Clockwise from top left, Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Denise McNair) Location 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama …
63Myles Horton — Portrait of Myles Horton, founder of Highlander Folk School. Photographer Unknown. WHS Image ID 52275[1] Myles Horton (July 9, 1905 January 19, 1990)[1] was an American educator, socialist and cofounder of the Highlander Fol …
64Nashville sit-ins — Nashville s sit in campaign targeted downtown lunch counters such as this one at Walgreens drugstore. The Nashville sit ins, which …
65Montgomery Improvement Association — The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) was formed on December 5, 1955 by black ministers and community leaders in Montgomery, Alabama. Under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Edgar Nixon, the MIA was instrumental in guiding the… …
66Poor People's Campaign — Organized by Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Poor People s Campaign addressed the issues of economic justice and housing for the poor in the United States[1] King said, “We believe the highest… …
67Counterculture of the 1960s — The Peace Sign, designed and first used in Britain in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, became a major symbol of the counterculture era The counterculture of the 1960s refers to a cultural movement that mainly developed in the United States… …
68Clark Atlanta University — Seal Motto I’ll Find a Way or Make One (Atlanta University); Culture for Service (Clark College) [1] Established July 1, 1988 …
69Martin Luther King III — in New York City, in 2007. Born October 23, 1957 (1957 10 23) (age 54) Montgomery, Alabama …
70Timeline of the African-American Civil Rights Movement — This is a timeline of the African American Civil Rights Movement.1600 – 1799See also Racism in the United States.1676 *unknown Both free and enslaved African Americans fought in Bacon s Rebellion along with English colonists. 1739 *September 9 In …
