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In the Spring on 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, had yet to be desegregated. In order to fight this, Martin Luther King Jr. launched a series of peaceful protests for equality with the help of the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference). 

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In the Spring on 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, had yet to be desegregated. In order to fight this, Martin Luther King Jr. launched a series of peaceful protests for equality with the help of the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference). 

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On April 7, media attention was drawn to these peaceful demonstrations. While King was keeping the protests peaceful, Public Safety Commissioner T. Eugene "Bull" Connor sent police attack dogs onto the protestors. What started as a peaceful protest for equality turned into an attack by police officers on the protestors. 

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On April 7, media attention was drawn to these peaceful demonstrations. While King was keeping the protests peaceful, Public Safety Commissioner T. Eugene "Bull" Connor sent police attack dogs onto the protestors. What started as a peaceful protest for equality turned into an attack by police officers on the protestors. 

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Following this attack by the police dogs, a federal country junction was passed barring further protests. However, King did not let it stop him, so he continued creating protests. 

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Following this attack by the police dogs, a federal country junction was passed barring further protests. However, King did not let it stop him, so he continued creating protests. 

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Since King broke the order, he was arrested on April 12. While in prison, he wrote a very famous letter, "A Letter from Birmingham Jail". This letter was his response to critics of the protests.  

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Since King broke the order, he was arrested on April 12. While in prison, he wrote a very famous letter, "A Letter from Birmingham Jail". This letter was his response to critics of the protests.  

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At another demonstration while King was still in prison, the Birmingham Police sprayed the protestors, which were mainly students, with high powered fire hoses in order to force them to leave. This is yet another example of the police using violent actions in response to peaceful demonstrations. However, this finally stirred action from the Kennedy administration. 

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At another demonstration while King was still in prison, the Birmingham Police sprayed the protestors, which were mainly students, with high powered fire hoses in order to force them to leave. This is yet another example of the police using violent actions in response to peaceful demonstrations. However, this finally stirred action from the Kennedy administration. 

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On May 10, the Kennedy administration helped negotiate a settlement. Further, these demonstrations in Birmingham largely contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

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On May 10, the Kennedy administration helped negotiate a settlement. Further, these demonstrations in Birmingham largely contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 