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Youth Ministries Documentary "The Children's March, Birmingham, 1963"
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Event Date & Time:  Sunday, February 26, 2017, 09:30am
Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 10am A Must-See Documentary! 
“The Children’s Crusade, 1963 Birmingham”

The Children's Crusade was a march by hundreds of school students in Birmingham, Alabama, May 2–5, 1963, during the Civil Rights Movement's Birmingham campaign. 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. Many children left their schools and were arrested, set free, and then arrested again the next day. The marches were stopped by the head of police, Bull Connor, who brought fire hoses to ward off the children, and set police dogs after the children. This event compelled President John F. Kennedy to publicly support federal civil rights legislation, and eventually led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.


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