It was clear, however, that such restraint could not survive a serious clash between civil rights demonstrators and the police or counter-demonstrators.

It is layered with images from television news of clashing police and civil rights demonstrators, as well as children playing in Harlem.

Again and again, Connor rescued the civil rights demonstrators from oblivion.

The civil rights demonstrators faced taunts and threats.

Some of its leaders and priests marched with civil rights demonstrators.

He returned home as Selma's only black attorney, and represented civil rights demonstrators at trial there when the Selma movement began in the 1960s.

His tenure was characterized by widespread violence against civil rights demonstrators, in particular black citizens trying to register to vote.

Violence directed at such social protests resulted in the fire bombing of one church and the shootings of civil rights demonstrators.

A subsequent march drew about 20,000 civil rights demonstrators.

He found that many black soldiers resented being sent into danger when civil rights demonstrators were being harassed at home.