Birmingham demonstrations by Giulia Squeri https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w en-us 2023-05-25 18:48:49 UTC 2023-05-26 17:54:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Birmingham Demonstrations giuliasqueri https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2605220771 2023-05-25 18:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2605220771 “Don’t worry about your children, they’re going to be alright. Don’t hold them back if they want to go to jail. For they are doing a job for not only themselves, but for all of America and for all mankind” giuliasqueri https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2605220895 (King, 6 May 1963). ]]> 2023-05-25 18:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2605220895 WHAT giuliasqueri https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2606388029 It was a movement led by the SCLC which aimed to bring national attention to the efforts of local Black leaders to desegregate public facilities in Birmingham, Alabama. During the next few days, images of children being blasted by high-pressure fire hoses, clubbed by police officers, and attacked by police dogs appeared on television and in newspapers, triggering international outrage. 

]]> 2023-05-26 16:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2606388029 WHEN giuliasqueri https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2606388839 May 1963]]> 2023-05-26 16:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2606388839 WHERE giuliasqueri https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2606389323 In Birmingham, Alabama, considered the most segregated city in the South.

]]> 2023-05-26 16:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2606389323 WHY giuliasqueri https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2606389379 The Birmingham Campaign's goals were the desegregation of downtown Birmingham, fair hiring, and a bi-racial committee for school desegregation

]]> 2023-05-26 16:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2606389379 WHO giuliasqueri https://padlet.com/giuliasqueri/23fnyoohquv8zw7w/wish/2606389437 It was led by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Bevel, and thousands of young African American students stepped up. On the opposite side of the Civil Rights Movement was Bull Connor, the Commissioner of Public Safety. He was extremely antagonistic to the Civil Rights Movement, and his anticipated violent response was a key factor in organizing the Birmingham Campaign.

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