Events Of The Civil Rights Mov

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Rights Movement some dealt with black people
not getting a fair education. Some events came about because people were advocating that
people should be able to practice their American rights. The term paper that you are about to
read is composed of events that occurred as apart of the Civil Rights Movements. The events
are all in chronological order with the brutal murder of Emmett Till first in order. After that is the
story of Arkansas' Central High School's integration. Keeping with the idea of equal education,
you will be able read how the University of Mississippi was integrated by James Meredith with
the assistance of the U.S. Government. Lastly you will see the power the Ku Klux Klan had in
the deep South, especially Mississippi, with the murder of three members of the Council of
Federated Organizations (COFO). These events are just a glimpse of what the Civil Rights
Movement truly was. Now here is the strory of young Emmett Till.
Emmett Till
Not knowing the customs ...

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that, they shot him in the head and then threw his body
into the river. When his body was discovered, he was so badly mangled that his grandfather
was only able to recognize Emmett by the ring that he wore, which bore his father's initials. The
authorities of Mississippi wanted Emmett's body buried quickly in Mississippi, so that the news
would just stay in Mississippi. Emmett's mother (Mamie Bradley) did not want her son's body
buried in the land that let his killers go free. Emmett's body was shipped to Chicago, where his
funeral was held. Emmett's funeral was attended by thousands, at which his mother left the
casket open. A picture of Emmett's distended corpse was published in ...

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