During the 1960s, the civil rights movement started to develop national attention due to their non-violent protesting influenced by Martin Luther King Jr. and many more activist along the way. King, however, was the face of the civil rights movement during that time as he fought for African American’s right, which caused tension between them and whites.
During the 1968, King visited Memphis as Sanitation Workers began to strike against the Memphis Department of Public Works demanding recognition from their companies, better wage, and better safety. King led a citywide march for the work stoppage and the demonstration of their American right.
However, that march was ruined by cops using water hose, and dogs that would attack those who were March alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Due to that, Southern Christian Leader Conference leaders committed to their unity and nonviolent protest, King returned for another March, which would be schedule for April 5. Unfortunately, April 4th, King would be assassinated as he stepped out of his Lorraine Motel to join his peers for dinner.
Seametrus Battle Jr. 