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What was the March on Washington?

In August 1963, morę than 200,000 people marched through Washington, D.C., U.S.A., to demand fuli civil rights for African Americans. At that time, black people in the Southern States did not enjoy the same rights as white people. They were unable to vote, had to attend separate schools, and could not eat in the same bars and restaurants.

Bus boycott

African Americans using the municipal bus service in Montgomery, Alabama, were obliged to give up their seats to white people if the bus was fuli.

Sporting protest

After winning gold and bronze medals at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, African-American athletes Tommie Smith and Jołm Carlos raised black-gloved hands on the podium as a silent protest against racial discrimination. They were dismissed from the national team and sent

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In protest, African Americans refused to use the buses. In 1956, the Supreme Court outlawed segregation on buses, and the boycott came to an end.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955.

Influenced by Mohandas Gandhi, he believed in nonviolent protest.

Led the March on Washington in August 1963.

Was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

07: Was assassinated in

Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968.

08: His birthday is a U.S. national holiday, celebrated on the third Monday in January.

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