Martin luther king, jr. carried over into the 1960s. but for most blacks,

the tangible results were minimal. only a minuscule percentage of black

children actually attended integrated schools, and in the south, "jim crow"

practices barred blacks from jobs and public places. New groups and goals

were formed, new tactics devised, to push forward for full equality. as

often as not, white resistance resulted in violence. this violence spilled

across tv screens nationwide. the average, neutral american, after seeing

his/her tv screen, turned into a civil rights supporter.

Black unity and white support continued to grow. in 1962, with the

first large-scale public protest against racial discrimination, rev. Martin

luther king, jr. Gave a dramatic and inspirational speech in washington,

d.c. After a long march of thousands to the capital. the possibility of

riot and bloodshed was always there, but the marchers took that chance so

that they could accept the responsibilities of first class citizens. "the

negro," King said in this speech, "lives on a lonely island of poverty in

determination of the negro. this sweltering summer of the negro's

"I have a dream," King cried out. the crowd began cheering, but king,

legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn

he swept right on into an exhibition of impromptu oratory that was

own crisis of disappointed expectations. rioting by urban blacks was to be

forcefully at the consciences of all americans in order to wrest from

nationalism. we must never seek power exclusively for the negro, but the

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