who was leading the campaign?
Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel, Fred Shuttlesworth and others
Birmingham campaign
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.
when did the birmingham campaign start and end 1963 what is the campaign about? To bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham was one of the most racially divided cities. Black citizens faced legal and economic disparities, and violent retribution when they attempted to draw attention to their problems.
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Birmingham campaign [SEP] Introduction
The Birmingham campaign, also known as the Birmingham movement or Birmingham confrontation, 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. In the early 1960s, Birmingham was one of the most racially divided cities in the United States, both as enforced by law and culturally.