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The Children's Crusade, or Children's March, was a march by over 1,000 school students in Birmingham, Alabama on May 2–10, 1963. Initiated and organized by Rev. James Bevel, the purpose of the march was to walk downtown to talk to the mayor about segregation in their city.
Birmingham, Alabama was, in 1963, "probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States", according to King. [8] Although the city's population of almost 350,000 was 60% white and 40% black, [9] Birmingham had no black police officers, firefighters, sales clerks in department stores, bus drivers, bank tellers, or store cashiers.
The Birmingham riot of 1963 was a civil disorder and riot in Birmingham, Alabama, that was provoked by bombings on the night of May 11, 1963. The bombings targeted African-American leaders of the Birmingham campaign. In response, local African-Americans burned businesses and fought police throughout the downtown area.
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An estimated 1,000 people gathered on May 31 for a rally and march. [6] The protests became increasingly violent as the day went on; by the evening, demonstrators downtown toppled a statue of Charles Linn, damaged a Thomas Jefferson statue, and broke windows with rocks at the Jefferson County courthouse downtown while also attempting to tear down a 115-year-old Confederate monument at Linn ...
Four individuals have been arrested in connection with an Alabama shooting that resulted in the death of a 21-year-old mother. Officer Truman Fitzgerald tells PEOPLE that Facebook live videos ...
It was one of the only pieces of evidence to survive the riot. After attacking Langston, Klansmen destroyed the film in the cameras belonging to Birmingham News photographers Bud Gordon and Tom Lankford. Clancy Lake, a WAPI reporter broadcasting live over the radio, had his vehicle smashed up and his microphone ripped out. [3] [8]