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1962, Albany, GA,
black nonviolent protesters trying to integrate a Woolworths, racist white woman,"why don't you go back to Africa?"
1962, Atlanta,
black students integrate a school,
racist whites "Negroes must go back to Africa"
July 4, 1963, Baltimore
black citizens try to integrate a park,
racist whites, "why don't you go back to Africa?"
1965, NY, World's Fair
white youths:
"white people, united we stand,"
"go back to Africa-you want white slaves"
1966, Philadelphia, Mississippi
whites tell MLK "Why don't you go back to Africa?"
1957, Little Rock
white crowd to 15-year old Elizabeth Eckford (Yes, you've seen the photo)
"n*****, to back to Africa"
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