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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Children's March canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T739324 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Children's March Context triple: [Children's Crusade (1963), alsoKnownAs, Children's March]
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A.
Marching on Together
Marching on Together is the famous anthem and rallying song passionately sung by Leeds United supporters at matches.
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B.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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C.
SNCC Freedom Singers
The SNCC Freedom Singers were a vocal group formed during the U.S. civil rights movement that used freedom songs and performances to raise awareness and funds for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s activism.
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D.
Overtown
Overtown is a historic neighborhood in Miami, Florida, known as one of the city's oldest African-American communities and a former cultural hub for Black entertainment and business.
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E.
When the Saints Go Marching In
"When the Saints Go Marching In" is a traditional American gospel hymn that became a jazz standard, most famously popularized by Louis Armstrong’s recordings and performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Children's March Target entity description: 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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A.
Marching on Together
Marching on Together is the famous anthem and rallying song passionately sung by Leeds United supporters at matches.
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B.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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C.
SNCC Freedom Singers
The SNCC Freedom Singers were a vocal group formed during the U.S. civil rights movement that used freedom songs and performances to raise awareness and funds for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s activism.
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D.
Overtown
Overtown is a historic neighborhood in Miami, Florida, known as one of the city's oldest African-American communities and a former cultural hub for Black entertainment and business.
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E.
When the Saints Go Marching In
"When the Saints Go Marching In" is a traditional American gospel hymn that became a jazz standard, most famously popularized by Louis Armstrong’s recordings and performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights protest
ⓘ
nonviolent demonstration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Children's Crusade ⓘ |
| cityGovernment |
Birmingham
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Birmingham
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1963-05-10 ⓘ |
| goal |
to draw national attention to segregation in Birmingham
ⓘ
to end segregation in Birmingham's public facilities ⓘ to protest racial segregation in Birmingham ⓘ |
| hasContext |
1963 Birmingham campaign against segregation
ⓘ
Jim Crow segregation in the American South ⓘ |
| influenced | public opinion on civil rights in the United States ⓘ |
| location |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
|
| mainOpposingFigure |
Bull Connor
ⓘ
surface form:
Eugene "Bull" Connor
|
| mediaCoverageBy |
national television networks
ⓘ
newspapers across the United States ⓘ |
| method |
mass marches
ⓘ
nonviolent direct action ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil Rights Movement
|
| notableFor |
extensive media coverage
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Birmingham Police Department
ⓘ
Bull Connor ⓘ
surface form:
Public Safety Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor
|
| organizedBy |
Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
ⓘ
Fred Shuttlesworth ⓘ James Bevel ⓘ
surface form:
Rev. James Bevel
Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ |
| participantDemographic | African American schoolchildren ⓘ |
| partOf |
Birmingham campaign
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
|
| precededBy | boycotts and sit-ins in Birmingham ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Birmingham campaign
ⓘ
Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ Project C (Confrontation) ⓘ |
| result |
agreement to desegregate Birmingham's downtown stores
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
helped lead to desegregation in Birmingham ⓘ |
| startDate | 1963-05-02 ⓘ |
| theme |
nonviolent resistance to racial segregation
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youth activism in civil rights ⓘ |
| timePeriod | May 1963 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Children's March Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Children's Crusade (1963)