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Black Montgomery civic organizations ask Eisenhower for federal investigation
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King and leaders of other black Montgomery civic organizations ask President Eisenhower for a federal investigation of racial violence in Montgomery.
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August 11, 1956
King testifies before Democratic National Convention then speaks in Buffalo and receives award
August 13, 1956
Alabama Supreme Court denies Alabama NAACP’s request
August 25, 1956
The home of Robert Graetz is bombed
August 27, 1956
Black Montgomery civic organizations ask Eisenhower for federal investigation
August 30, 1956
Riots after enrollment of African-American high school children in Texas
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