jan 2, 1963 - Birmingham protests/Bull Connor

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(1) a movement organized in early 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama.

(2)Led by Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel, Fred Shuttlesworth and others

(3)Birmingham, Alabama

(4) efforts to gain integration of facilities and hiring of blacks by local businesses.

(5)demonstrated to national media and local residents the strong desire of African Americans to exercise their constitutional rights as citizens.

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