Civil Rights Protesters Attract International Attention
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Human Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: Alabama
- Date: April, 1963-May, 1963
Article abstract: Protests by civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama, were met with police dogs and fire hoses, focusing world attention on the Civil Rights movement and winning for it much support.
Summary of Event
In the early 1960’s, Birmingham, Alabama, was one of the most industrialized cities in the South and boasted a population of 340,000, forty percent of which was African American. Reputed to be the most segregated city in the United States, Birmingham had a rocky history where race relations were concerned. In 1961, the freedom...
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