Birmingham Campaign Essay

Campaign Essay notes Cause Underlying cause of biography of slavery, emancipation, segregation/ Jim Crow laws. Long term cause of growing scorch Civil Rights movement building momentum and raising awareness of issue. old Black Civil rights campaigns that inspired and sparked e. g. Events such as Montgomery wad Boycott which gave ML great power his first big leadership role. Also Freedom Riders, cook VS board of Ed.Birmingham was one of the worst segregated big cities in the the States History of harsh and violent segregation and mistreatment of black citizens, KKK support and membership, epicenter of racism in the South Government officials pro-segregation SCLC- tycoons aggroup NAACP was banned Eg. Bull Connor and .. The failure of Albany- lack of publicity. Event Police force play Dog attacks High pressure hoses Arrests. By-standers violence Childrens Crusade (primary and secondary)Martin Luther powerfulness being arrested Letter from Birmingham Jail Project C = direct p rocess and provocation Non-violent provocations osit ins at snow-white Churches, marches, boycotts, lunch counters etc. Use of children to sack protest Consequence Publicity National/International sympathy White backlash oSixteenth St Baptist Church bombing killing 4 girls oHotel bombed where Martin Luther King Jr and SCLC had stayed oMartin Luther King Jrs brother Alfreds house bombedRiots March on upper-case letter Civil Rights Act of 1964 Governor Wallace sent State Troops to tarry desegregation of schools and in response Present Kennedy sent Federal Troops. Martin Luther Kings reputation (I have a dream speech). Nobel tranquillity prize 1964. Positives oJim Crow laws taken down desegregating public facilities eg lunch counters, drinking fountains etc oAllowed Black employment oMore rights for Black citizens