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Birmingham campaign

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What is Birmingham campaign?, Explain Birmingham campaign, Define Birmingham campaign

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Birmingham Campaign

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First-Person Stories of the Birmingham Campaign

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The March That Led to MLK's Arrest and Famous Letter

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1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign

The Birmingham campaign, or Birmingham movement, was 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. Led by Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel, Fred Shuttlesworth and others, the campaign of nonviolent direct action culminated in widely publicized confrontations between young black students and white civic authorities, and eventually led the municipal government to change the city's discrimination laws.
    • Background 

    • Focus on Birmingham 

    • Conflict escalation 

    • After the campaign 

    • Bibliography