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Tag Archives: integration
Civil Rights Era bus boycotts and the heroes who led the way
To honor the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tomorrow (January 15) and Rosa Parks upcoming birthday on February 4, the following post identifies the peaceful bus boycotts that took place during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, charities, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, government, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, injustice, movies, peace, pictures, politics, racism, social equity, Statistics, transit, transportation
Tagged bigotry, boycotts, bus boycotts, bus systems, Civil Rights, integration, mass transit, racism, segregation, transit
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Chronology & Geography of Civil Rights Wade-in Protests
Though not as well known or as common as the lunch counter sit-ins that protested segregated dining, beach wade-ins were another peaceful tactic used to demonstrate the rampant amount of bigotry and racism that existing during the Jim Crow era … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, geography, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, injustice, racism, social equity, tourism, Travel
Tagged beaches, Biloxi Wade-ins, Bloody Wade-in, desegregation, historic markers, integration, Jim Crow, Lido Beach, Rainbow Beach, Savannah Beach, segregation, Spa Beach and Pool, St. Augustine Beach, St. Augustine Movement, Wade-ins
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