How Did The Children's March Impact Society

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Jude Tahat Mr.Williams US History -1A 15 May, 2018 The Children’s March in Birmingham The Children’s March in Birmingham is the story of when the young people and children of Birmingham, Alabama braved arrest, fire hoses, and police dogs in 1963. They did this to help stop segregation and fight for equality. The children’s march affected America socially by creating an emotional impact on the people, economically by helping create equality in the workplace, and politically by making the presidents at the time realize the problems of violence that is occuring in the south. The Children’s March first began due to the protesting against the segregation of African Americans during the civil rights movement during the 1950’s through …show more content…

The children's march was one of the most important events that took place during the civil rights movement. It had a huge effect and impact on society because it was a eye-opener to the people, that it had reached to a point where young children were being sent out to march and to fight for their own freedom and the freedom of other African Americans in their country. The reason it consisted of children and not grown adults was because the adults were aware of the consequences that could take place if they were to march, so they decided that the children should do it since they had nothing to lose. It was great shock because as the kids were marching the last thing they and the people of Birmingham were expecting was to be attacked by the police. The Police weren't afraid or even hesitant about using very harsh tactics against the kids. They used fire hoses that were so strong that it took four men to just hold it, and they also used police dogs which were very vicious and violent. What made it so interesting and in a way inspiring is the fact that the children continued to sing as they were being beat, sprayed with tons of water, and bitten by guard dogs. Its amazing and liberating to see how passionate these children are about fighting against slavery. Its very sad to know that these children had to be exposed to the arrogance of people who had so much more knowledge than they had, at such a young age. …show more content…

As stated the Children’s March was very violent, as children were protesting the police started attacking them with fire hoses and guard dogs. This caught the attention of president John F. Kennedy, he was horrified by the cruelty of the firemen and police. Also the march was being broadcasted on tv around the world, putting the U.S in a bad light. After seeing this John F. Kennedy stated, “ This is the end of segregation”. However, later on the president John F. Kennedy was assassinated, leading to the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. In the months after the march the march, ongoing demonstrations and violence continued to pressure political leaders to act. This led to the creation of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which were considered a major turning point in the struggle for Civil Rights. Together the two outlawed segregated public facilities and prohibited discriminatory practices in employment and

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