The murder of civil rights protester Jimmie Lee Jackson by police officer James Bonard Fowler in Alabama in 1965 prompted this civil rights demonstration.
- Freedom Rides
- Lunch Counter Sit-Ins
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
The murder of civil rights protester Jimmie Lee Jackson by police officer James Bonard Fowler in Alabama in 1965 prompted this civil rights demonstration.
Selma to Montgomery Marches. After repeatedly being denied the right to register to vote, 26 year old Jackson was peacefully protesting when he was murdered. In 2007, Fowler was finally convicted of the 42 year old murder. He served five months in prison.
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