In response to the growing student-led sit-in movement across the South, police in Tallahassee, Florida, used tear gas to disperse peaceful Black student demonstrators protesting segregation. The protest, organized by students from Florida A&M University, was part of a broader wave of activism challenging Jim Crow laws and demanding civil rights. Despite the police crackdown, the demonstration drew national attention and further ignited student activism throughout Florida and the South.
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