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Children's Crusade Flashcards

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Why did it happen?

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Civil rights movement (including MLK) target Birmingham Alabama
- one of most segregated cities in USA
May 1963

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What happened (basic)?

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Summer of marches + other protests took place

Black children started to march for civil rights

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What happened as a result?

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Many children were arrested
By afternoon of first day of kids protest, 959 had been jailed
Eventually jails too full for more arrests to be made

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The next day?

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More children marched
Chief of police, Bull Connor brought firemen with water hoses and police men with dogs after 3 days 2000 people in jail, mostly children
Many more in hospital

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Short term effect

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Birmingham desegregated its public spaces

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Long term effect

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A LOT of publicity

Photos of young children being soaked by fire hoses, beaten by police and set on by dogs shocked world

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