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1963

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Oppression
Medgar Evers assassinated

The NAACP leader is murdered outside his Mississippi home.

Resistance
The March on Washington

250,000 gather as Dr. King delivers "I Have a Dream," pressing for jobs and freedom.

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Key events

  1. August 28, 1963
    The March on Washington

    250,000 gather as Dr. King delivers "I Have a Dream," pressing for jobs and freedom.

  2. May 2, 1963
    The Birmingham Campaign

    Children marchers face dogs and fire hoses; the images shock the nation.

  3. June 12, 1963
    Medgar Evers assassinated

    The NAACP leader is murdered outside his Mississippi home.

  4. September 15, 1963
    The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

    Klan members kill four girls in Birmingham, a crime that hardens national resolve.

  5. January 14, 1963
    "Segregation forever"

    Alabama Governor George Wallace pledges eternal segregation in his inaugural address.

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