Black History: Special Delivery!!
Remembering the 1963 Children’s March
Video from Omar García Pérez Youtube Channel
Check out this powerful video that chronicles the historic Birmingham Children’s March/Crusade of 1963. These children risked their own personal safety to protest injustice. It is ironic that the children were called into service because possibly adult were not willing to take the risk.
Gwen Gamble was one of the youth who took part in the Children’s March. When asked about the march she commented, “We left the church with our picket signs and our walking shoes…..Some of us even had our rain coats because we knew that we were going to be hosed down by the water hoses“
7 comments
BlackMail4u
The Children’s Crusade was such an incredible undertaking. I have enjoyed researching and learning about it. Have you heard of the book, ” “witness to freedom”? It is a great book. It is actually a book for children about the children’s March. My daughter read it a few years ago. Powerful images. It is told in the voice of the children who actually participated in the March.
lynettedavis
Just like the world was watching then. The world is watching now…
BlackMail4u
Yes! So true
lynettedavis
Such courage.
BlackMail4u
Yes. So powerful!!
lynettedavis
Incredible. I have some still photos magazine photos but nothing tells the story like a video. I’m speechless.
BlackMail4u
Yes. So powerful!!