Martin Luther King Jr.s' Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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The Dixiecrats created the States Rights Party, I think
Abraham Lincoln
Sit-ins, freedom rides, and marches are some non-violent ways in which African Americans used passive resistance gain civil rights.
Martin Luther King Jr.s' Southern Christian Leadership Conference
they fought against expanding civil rights
Black codes were laws passed in the southern united states. These laws limited the rights of African Americans to work, move, and to have general activities.
The Southern Manifesto was an important document in the history of the United States as it opposed racial integration in public places, reflecting the resistance to the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision. It galvanized support for segregationists in the Southern states and contributed to the civil rights movement by highlighting the opposition that existed in the South to racial desegregation.
Slave codes
King organized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), which gave him a base to pursue further civil-rights activities, first in the South and later nationwide.
Black Codes. They were created by Southern states after the Civil War to regulate the activities and behaviors of freed slaves, restricting their rights and freedoms.
In the context of racial integration in the South, it was often southern political leaders and segregationists who declared that organized resistance would prevent integration. Prominent figures such as Governor George Wallace of Alabama famously proclaimed his commitment to segregation, stating that he would stand in the schoolhouse door to block integration efforts. These declarations were part of a broader resistance movement against civil rights advancements during the 1950s and 1960s.
Antonio Reposo has written: 'La disciplina dell'opposizione anticostituzionale negli Stati Uniti d'America' -- subject(s): Civil rights, Constitutional law, Resistance to Government, Subversive activities
Dr. King was arrested 30 times for his participation in civil rights activities
Southern African Music Rights Organisation
They were concerned with people's rights.