The Birmingham Campaign

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Fifty Years ago, activists in Birmingham, Alabama launched one of the most influential civil rights campaigns in history: The Birmingham Campaign.

 

On this day in 1963, the Children's Crusade began as hundreds of students walked out of their classrooms to peacefully protest segregation laws in their city. They were met by police officers who were ready to escort them to jail, and later by high pressure fire hoses and police dogs. It would become a major catalyst for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and usher a new era of freedom and equality in the United States.

Revisit the Birmingham Campaign with PBS Black Culture Connection. http://to.pbs.org/17xkR0k