... many schools were still segregating students. In Louisiana only 1 in 28 black students attended school with whites, 1 in 31 in Mississippi, and only 1 in 42 in Alabama. The Los Angeles ghetto of Watts plunged into anarchy in 1965 after a black man named Marquette Frye was arrested for drunk driving. After six days of rioting ended a total of 35 were dead, 900 ... were injured, and there was millions of dollars worth of property damage. A Cleveland ghetto broke into rioting after a white bartender denied a glass of ice water to a black man. In Newark, New Jersey some of the most violent ...

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... in Boston. He grew to be accepted in the underclass. He had many odd jobs in Boston un til he went to Harlem, where he learned to survive in the ghetto as a hustler. Due to his reddish hair colour, his street name was "Detroit Red'. He became dependent on drugs, got into trouble and returned to Boston to organize a burglary ring ... race problem was separation of the races. Malcolm preached black pride, reaffirmation and gave black women images of black men they could respect. His message found its audience in the ghetto. For him, the white race was an enemy to all others and the only w...

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... . In August of 1966 The Chicago Freedom Movement was close to an end with the initiating of the 10-points agreement. A New York Times article writes, "The 10-point agreement to end housing bias was reached Essentially the 10 points provide for better implementation and enforcement ... On August 14, 1966, 3 civil rights marches took place in white neighborhoods in an effort to end housing discrimination. The next day, a New York Times article titled "Police in Chicago Clash With Whites After 3 Marches" was printed. The third paragraph from the top reads "Police officials said the ... of...

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