Birmingham Campaign (3 abr 1963 año – 10 mayo 1963 año)
Descripción:
-SCLC campaign
-goals: desegregation (of major shopping areas, administrative buildings, schools, & public parks) + end to racial discrimination in employmeny
-Birmingham ("Bombingham") as they knew Police Chief "Bull" Connor would react with violence
-students + children joined marches + were met with police brutality (dogs, fireman hoses, put in jail etc) --> huge amount of media coverage
-MLK jailed, wrote famous letter: "justice too long delayed is justice denied", "[freedom] must be demanded by the oppressed"
-led to Civil Rights Act 1964 (JFK shocked --> commitment to support Civil Rights Bill), end to discrimination in employment, & desegregation of large department stores
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fecha:
3 abr 1963 año
10 mayo 1963 año
~ 1 months and 7 days