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** Pop Culture because of the Backlash towards the South
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Told almost exclusively in news bulletins, the story begins with Alabama state troopers opening fire on the first Selma-Montgomery march, killing dozens, including MartinLutherKingJr. It gets worse from there...
* FromBadToWorse: Pretty much the defining trait of this story.
* TheKlan: A major faction. Many Southern municipalities, along with the entire state of Louisiana, have deputized them. However, President Johnson has declared them a terrorist organization...
* RedScare: One of the major claims of the segregationists is that the civil rights movement is controlled by Communists.
* TheSavageSouth: Oh dear Lord yes...
* ScrapbookStory: Most of the entries are (short) news bulletins or excerpts from in-universe.
* TheVietnamWar: Due to the crisis in the South, the US is not as involved. Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines are playing a bigger role instead.
* FromBadToWorse: Pretty much the defining trait of this story.
* TheKlan: A major faction. Many Southern municipalities, along with the entire state of Louisiana, have deputized them. However, President Johnson has declared them a terrorist organization...
* RedScare: One of the major claims of the segregationists is that the civil rights movement is controlled by Communists.
* TheSavageSouth: Oh dear Lord yes...
* ScrapbookStory: Most of the entries are (short) news bulletins or excerpts from in-universe.
* TheVietnamWar: Due to the crisis in the South, the US is not as involved. Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines are playing a bigger role instead.
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Told almost exclusively in news bulletins, bulletins and transcripts of recordings, the story begins with when Alabama state troopers opening open fire on the first Selma-Montgomery march, killing dozens, including MartinLutherKingJr. It gets worse from there...
UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr. What results is a far more militarized civil rights movement and an equal pushback, bringing the southern United States into chaos.
!!Tropes in this story:
* AnyoneCanDie: So far, Martin Luther King Jr (whose early death [[PlotTriggeringDeath kicks off everything]]), [[spoiler:Muhammad Ali, President Johnson, and George Wallace]] have kicked the bucket.
* {{Determinator}}: The more militarized civil rights movement does away with "We Shall Overcome" in favor of a new motto: "By Any Means Necessary."
* {{Doorstopper}}: Despite its format, it's nonetheless a lengthy and detailed story.
* EveryoneHasStandards: For one thing, one of the story's tags is "Texas is the sane one".
* FromBadToWorse:Pretty much the The defining trait of this whole story.
* TheKlan:A They play a major faction.role. Many Southern municipalities, along with the entire state of Louisiana, have deputized them. However, Then President Johnson has declared declares them a terrorist organization...
organization, earning him their wrath.
* RedScare: One of the major claims of the segregationists is that the civil rights movement iscontrolled by Communists.
a Communist plot.
* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: The KKK and other affiliated persons are not afraid to use lethal measures to rid themselves of those pesky civil rights activists.
* TheSavageSouth: Oh dearLord yes...
Lord, yes. Both sides are not holding back, requiring military intervention as a result,
* ScrapbookStory: Most of the entries are (short) news bulletins or excerpts fromin-universe.
in-universe recordings.
* TheVietnamWar:Due Still happening, but due to the crisis in the South, the US is not as involved. Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines are playing a bigger role instead.
!!Tropes in this story:
* AnyoneCanDie: So far, Martin Luther King Jr (whose early death [[PlotTriggeringDeath kicks off everything]]), [[spoiler:Muhammad Ali, President Johnson, and George Wallace]] have kicked the bucket.
* {{Determinator}}: The more militarized civil rights movement does away with "We Shall Overcome" in favor of a new motto: "By Any Means Necessary."
* {{Doorstopper}}: Despite its format, it's nonetheless a lengthy and detailed story.
* EveryoneHasStandards: For one thing, one of the story's tags is "Texas is the sane one".
* FromBadToWorse:
* TheKlan:
* RedScare: One of the major claims of the segregationists is that the civil rights movement is
* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: The KKK and other affiliated persons are not afraid to use lethal measures to rid themselves of those pesky civil rights activists.
* TheSavageSouth: Oh dear
* ScrapbookStory: Most of the entries are (short) news bulletins or excerpts from
* TheVietnamWar:
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''[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selma-massacre.392295/ The Selma Massacre]]'' is an AlternateHistory work published on ''Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom''. While started by Meshakhad (author of ''Literature/ToAPlaceYouDoNotKnow'' and ''Literature/JudeaRising''), others have joined in.
Told almost exclusively in news bulletins, the story begins with Alabama state troopers opening fire on the first Selma-Montgomery march, killing dozens, including MartinLutherKingJr. It gets worse from there...
* FromBadToWorse: Pretty much the defining trait of this story.
* TheKlan: A major faction. Many Southern municipalities, along with the entire state of Louisiana, have deputized them. However, President Johnson has declared them a terrorist organization...
* RedScare: One of the major claims of the segregationists is that the civil rights movement is controlled by Communists.
* TheSavageSouth: Oh dear Lord yes...
* ScrapbookStory: Most of the entries are (short) news bulletins or excerpts from in-universe.
* TheVietnamWar: Due to the crisis in the South, the US is not as involved. Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines are playing a bigger role instead.
Told almost exclusively in news bulletins, the story begins with Alabama state troopers opening fire on the first Selma-Montgomery march, killing dozens, including MartinLutherKingJr. It gets worse from there...
* FromBadToWorse: Pretty much the defining trait of this story.
* TheKlan: A major faction. Many Southern municipalities, along with the entire state of Louisiana, have deputized them. However, President Johnson has declared them a terrorist organization...
* RedScare: One of the major claims of the segregationists is that the civil rights movement is controlled by Communists.
* TheSavageSouth: Oh dear Lord yes...
* ScrapbookStory: Most of the entries are (short) news bulletins or excerpts from in-universe.
* TheVietnamWar: Due to the crisis in the South, the US is not as involved. Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines are playing a bigger role instead.
