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55 years ago this week, thousands of brave children in Birmingham, AL marched, were injured and jailed in a weeklong series of anti-segregation actions known as the #ChildrensCrusade. al.com/news/birmingha…
Today, many of those original 1963 foot soldiers are back in Birmingham to march again.
These children’s marches were part of a larger campaign lead by civil rights leader James Bevel to highlight the integration efforts in Birmingham.
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