At Anniston, Alabama, one of the buses was fire bombed and the people leaving the bus were beaten up. White riders were often beaten more severely than black riders, because of what was seen by the attackers as their ‘Betrayal’. The next week more buses set off. The riders were imprisoned in Birmingham and beaten up in Montgomery. Over the summer, more than 400 freedom riders were arrested. A much larger number were beaten up. Three were killed. The riders kept riding. 3.3 Marching for Change Who? Where? When? Why? (Causes) What happened? Consequences (effects) Birmingham Birmingham, Despite the The campaigners The mayor passed Alabama campaigns and marching on the 3rd of desegregation laws. KKK 1963 legislation, many April. MLK places in the South Lunch counters and shops Bull Connor had not carried out Many people were desegregated. Black people JFK any desegregation. arrested including were able to apply for jobs Martin Luther King. they had previously being One of these was banned from. Birmingham, Children were trained in Alabama. non-violent tactics, to take the of Its chief of police, arrested adults. ‘Bull’ Connor, was
At Anniston, Alabama, one of the buses was fire bombed and the people leaving the bus were beaten up. White riders were often beaten more severely than black riders, because of what was seen by the attackers as their ‘Betrayal’. The next week more buses set off. The riders were imprisoned in Birmingham and beaten up in Montgomery. Over the summer, more than 400 freedom riders were arrested. A much larger number were beaten up. Three were killed. The riders kept riding. 3.3 Marching for Change Who? Where? When? Why? (Causes) What happened? Consequences (effects) Birmingham KKK MLK Bull Connor JFK Birmingham, Alabama 1963 Despite the campaigns and legislation, many places in the South had not carried out any desegregation. One of these was Birmingham, Alabama. Its chief of police, ‘Bull’ Connor, was The campaigners marching on the 3rd of April. Many people were arrested including Martin Luther King. Children were trained in non-violent tactics, to take the of arrested adults. The mayor passed desegregation laws. Lunch counters and shops desegregated. Black people were able to apply for jobs they had previously being banned from.
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