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On May 2, 1963, the Children's Crusade began in Birmingham, Alabama. More than 600 African American school children were arrested for marching against segregation. It was organised by James Bevel and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The Birmingham Children's Crusade of 1963
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Racism
American History
Protest
Violence
Rights
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I remember this, part of the reason my mom didn't want me going to college in the South.
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SGT (Join to see) "A circuit court judge had issued an injunction against protest, picketing, demonstrating and boycotting, providing the legal grounds for mass arrests."
Thousands of children were trained in the tactics of non-violence, and on May 2, they left the 16th Street Baptist Church in groups, heading throughout the city to protest segregation peacefully. One of their goals was to talk to the mayor of Birmingham about segregation in their city – they were not met with a peaceful response. On the first day of the protest, hundreds of children were arrested. By the second day, Commissioner of Public Safety Bull Connor ordered police to spray the children with powerful water hoses, hit them with batons and threaten them with police dogs.
Sound familiar?
TAGSBLACK HISTORY
BY KIM GILMORE
Thousands of children were trained in the tactics of non-violence, and on May 2, they left the 16th Street Baptist Church in groups, heading throughout the city to protest segregation peacefully. One of their goals was to talk to the mayor of Birmingham about segregation in their city – they were not met with a peaceful response. On the first day of the protest, hundreds of children were arrested. By the second day, Commissioner of Public Safety Bull Connor ordered police to spray the children with powerful water hoses, hit them with batons and threaten them with police dogs.
Sound familiar?
TAGSBLACK HISTORY
BY KIM GILMORE
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