Children's Crusade (1963) - Wikipedia
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 …
Birmingham Children’s Crusade - Encyclopedia Britannica
On April 12 (Good Friday), King, Shuttlesworth, and SCLC cofounder the Rev. Ralph Abernathy led a march of about 50 volunteers toward downtown Birmingham. The leaders and volunteers …
The Children’s Crusade: When the Youth of Birmingham ... - HISTORY
Oct 14, 2020 · In the spring of 1963, Black children in Birmingham, Alabama marched for racial equality. They marched daily for almost a week in a movement that reinvigorated the fight …
The Children's Crusade - National Museum of African American …
Jan 14, 2017 · On May 2, 1963, more than one thousand students skipped classes and gathered at Sixth Street Baptist Church to march to downtown Birmingham and protest in an organizing …
Children's Crusade - Encyclopedia of Alabama
Mar 27, 2025 · Organized by the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in Birmingham, Jefferson County, it …
The Children Shall Lead Them: Birmingham 1963
On May 2, 1963, over 1,000 students marched through downtown Birmingham in what would become known as the Children’s March. That morning, hundreds of the city’s students – the …
The Birmingham Children’s Crusade (May 1963) - BlackPast.org
Jun 28, 2021 · In June, President John F. Kennedy announced his intentions to establish new civil rights legislation that would end segregation in Birmingham. He was motivated by events in …
What Birmingham Students Learned After Re-Enacting Historic …
May 10, 2025 · Birmingham’s historic Children’s Crusade, which took place May 2-10, 1963, involved more than 1,000 students walking downtown to talk to leadership at City Hall about …
Birmingham's Children's Crusade 60 years ago changed civil rights - NPR
Jun 2, 2023 · The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support …
Birmingham Campaign - The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and ...
On 2 May more than 1,000 African American students attempted to march into downtown Birmingham, and hundreds were arrested. When hundreds more gathered the following day, …