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Civil Rights Demonstration

Civil Rights Demonstration
During the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, protestors used nonviolent tactics, such as demonstrations like this one, to try to force the desegregation of public accommodations.
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Protests in the 1960s; Civil Rights Movement in the United States; Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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