Tag: children’s marches
Civil Rights Icon Charles Avery Jr. Continues His Fight For What...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
When Dina Avery wrote a book about her family history, her dad had to play an integral role. Her father,...
56 years ago this month, the children of Birmingham helped change...
By Pat Byington
bhamnow.com
On May 2, 1963, thousands of children in Birmingham, trained in the tactics of nonviolence, marched throughout the city, calling for desegregation....
BCRI to mark 56th anniversary of Children’s Crusade on May 10
By Pay Byington
bhamnow.com
It is a part of the history of Birmingham we shall never forget.
During the first week of May 1963, Civil Rights leaders...