Children's March
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The Children's March was a pivotal 1963 civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, in which thousands of African American schoolchildren marched against segregation, drawing national attention to the movement through their mass arrests and brutal police response.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights protest
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nonviolent demonstration → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Children's Crusade
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| cityGovernment |
City of Birmingham
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| country |
United States
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| endDate |
1963-05-10
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| goal |
to draw national attention to segregation in Birmingham
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to end segregation in Birmingham's public facilities → to protest racial segregation in Birmingham → |
| hasContext |
1963 Birmingham campaign against segregation
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Jim Crow segregation in the American South → |
| influenced |
public opinion on civil rights in the United States
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| location |
Birmingham, Alabama
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| mainOpposingFigure |
Eugene "Bull" Connor
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| mediaCoverageBy |
national television networks
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newspapers across the United States → |
| method |
mass marches
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nonviolent direct action → |
| movement |
American Civil Rights Movement
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| notableFor |
extensive media coverage
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mass arrests of children → turning point in Birmingham campaign → use of high-pressure fire hoses against demonstrators → use of police dogs against demonstrators → |
| numberOfParticipants |
thousands
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| opposedBy |
Birmingham Police Department
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Public Safety Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor → |
| organizedBy |
Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
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Fred Shuttlesworth → Rev. James Bevel → Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. → Southern Christian Leadership Conference → |
| participantDemographic |
African American schoolchildren
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| partOf |
Birmingham campaign
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Civil Rights Movement → |
| precededBy |
boycotts and sit-ins in Birmingham
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| relatedTo |
Birmingham campaign
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 → Project C (Confrontation) → |
| result |
agreement to desegregate Birmingham's downtown stores
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increased national support for the Civil Rights Movement → pressure on Birmingham business leaders to negotiate desegregation → release of jailed demonstrators → |
| significance |
helped build momentum for federal civil rights legislation
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helped lead to desegregation in Birmingham → |
| startDate |
1963-05-02
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| theme |
nonviolent resistance to racial segregation
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youth activism in civil rights → |
| timePeriod |
May 1963
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Children's Crusade (1963)
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