#childrenscrusade

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On May 2, 1963, more than 1,000 Black school children gathered at Sixth Street Baptist Church and marched to downtown Birmingham, Alabama to stand up against segregation.

Police arrested hundreds of children that day.

When hundreds 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 young people gathered the following day (May 3, 1963), commissioner Bull Connor instructed local police and fire departments to use force on the non-violent protesters. Children were blasted by fire hoses, clubbed by police, and attacked by police dogs.

Despite the violence, children continued to march in an organizing action that we now call the Children’s Crusade. The crusade moved then-President John F. Kennedy to express support for federal civil rights legislation, eventually leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

We cannot live up to our greatest ideals without confronting the realities of our past.

[lacommunarde]

#Repost @guardian (@get_repost) ・・・ “The LGBTQ community is here to stay,” wrote illustrator @jimcheungart after his comic came under fire by the mayor of Rio de Janeiro for featuring a gay kiss. Evangelical mayor, Marcelo Crivella ordered a Brazilian book fair to wrap copies of ‘Avengers: The Children’s Crusade’ in black plastic before sending inspectors to try and seize copies. But the attempt to remove the comic failed after copies of LGBTQ books at the fair sold out. At the fair, YouTuber Felipe Neto gave away thousands of copies of books with LGBTQ themes, wrapped in plastic with the warning: “Book inappropriate for backward … and prejudiced people.” #billykaplan #teddyaltman #avengerschildrenscrusade #childrenscrusade #wiccanxhulkling #billyxteddy #LGBTQ #brazil https://www.instagram.com/p/B2OyUyxAqiU/?igshid=pujf8n89wi6m

[stvalley]

magnus family + glowing eyes [children’s crusade]

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Alberta King: The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement Alberta King, a woman from Atlanta, Georgia, played a crucial role in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Despite being a single mother, she dedicated herself to advocating for racial equality and supporting her family. King actively participated in protests and boycotts, including the historic […]

Alberta King: The Inspiring Mother of the Civil Rights Movement #AlbertaKing #Birminghamprotests #ChildrensCrusade #civilrights #CivilRightsMovement #grassrootsactivism #historicalevents #marchonwashington #MartinLutherKingJr. #motherofthemovement #racialequality #segregation #womeninsocialmovements

[emoaxolotl]

This book is one that made me think. Consider life from a perspective that isn't my own. Main protag-kun is seen as crazy but from the medical perspective of PTSD and being held prisoner in a slaughterhouse, is he really crazy or just a victim of circumstance? This book makes you see a person in how they are themselves and then switch to how the public sees you. A perspective not seen often in literature. A hilarious and moving read- 8/10 plz read📚

[raisethemrighteous]

Monica Clark-Robinson's Let the Children March

Monica Clark-Robinson’s Let the Children March

Let the Children March, written by Monica Clark-Robinson and illustrated by Frank Morrison, is a brilliant and bold children’s picture book that brings the Birmingham Children’s Crusade of 1963 to life for young readers.

In the South, Jim Crow laws enforced segregation, which led to unequal access to education, employment, health care, and housing. Leaders in the Black Civil Rights movement came…

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[extraordinarylegend]

While waiting at the doctors office yesterday with Ericka, I spied the writings of my ol chap Kurt Vonnegut sitting on a shelf. I swooped it up and started reading. Around page 40 something I saw this passage where he quotes a reading from another book. These words hit me pretty hard at that moment. They speak to now and to then. Thanks Mr. Vonnegut for always keeping it real. #kurtvonnegut #slaughterhousefive #childrenscrusade (at Scottsdale, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqo9gJOhwv9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6h5w08tgtpbd

[iheartfailure]

Here’s the latest installment of my novel in progress. . #fiction #war #children #childrenscrusade #tactics #childrearing