The Civil Rights Movement was a time in America's history that we must not forget. African-American citizens were treated as second-class, especially in the south. Military officers, some police and government officials were not protectors but oppressors.
Trayvon Martin case: Zimmerman faces 2nd-degree murder charge
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Civil rights marchers on Hwy 80 on their way from Selma to Montgomery
Military policemen watch, 1965
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MLK and Malcolm X laughing together
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Dr. King and Malcolm X meet and discuss civil rights
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A policeman beats a young man with his nightstick after a King march
March 28, 1968, man reported to be looting
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The KKK History Website
www.kkk.org
The Freedom Riders
A group of black and white civil rights supporters who risked their lives for equality
The true story: Emmett Louis "Bobo" Till
14-year-old murdered in Miss., after reportedly flirting with a white woman
Shooting of Trayvon Martin
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Documents show complexity in Trayvon Martin case
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