Children's Crusade

Question 1

Why did it happen?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What happened (basic)?

Answer 2

Summer of marches + other protests took place

Black children started to march for civil rights

Question 3

What happened as a result?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

The next day?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Short term effect

Answer 5

Birmingham desegregated its public spaces

Question 6

Long term effect

Answer 6

A LOT of publicity

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