- Introduction
Birmingham Campaign- A.G. Gaston
- Letter from Birmingham Jail
- 16th Street Baptist Church
- Practice
- Task
Birmingham Campaign
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| Segregation Protest March. Corbis. 2006. Discovery Education. 23 March 2010 <http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/> |
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| Teenagers in Birmingham begin a segregation protest march that ended in their being routed by high-pressure hoses and snapping police dogs. |
The “most segregated city in America” was finally tested by Civil Rights leaders in the spring of 1963. It proved to be a tough, but momentous fight for the civil rights leaders. The white community provided a determined resistance to the protests. In the end, it was the involvement of the city’s children that garnered the much needed attention and support for the Birmingham cause.
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Read the article provided at the link below related to the Birmingham crusade. After reading, watch the short clip to see the moving scenes that captivated the world. You will have an assignment based on this material later in the lesson, so be sure to pay close attention. |
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Be sure to check out the images of the Birmingham protest.
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