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Orderly, nonviolent fashion. i was wearing a backpack before it became fashionable to wear backpacks. in this backpack i had two books. i thought we were going to be arrested and go to jail so i wanted to have something to read while i was in jail. i had one apple and one orange. i wanted to have something to eat while i was in jail. i thought i would be in jail with my friend and colleagues. i wanted to be able to brush my teeth. so i had toothpaste and toothbrush. to get to the highest point o...

Montgomery in 1965 to demand voting rights. and she was among the protesters beaten unconscious on what became known as bloody sunday. the photograph of her taken after the attack appeared in newspapers around the world and helped galvanize the movement, eventually setting the stage for the passage of the voting rights act. 50 years later, she is back on the pettitte bridge with president obama to mark the observance of that pivotal march. amelia boynton robinson, a long-time civil rights activi...