Birmingham and the Children’s March

Name: Birmingham and the Children’s March
Uploaded: 2013-04-25T22:10:45Z
Duration: P613S
Description: In May 1963, hundreds of children—some as young as six years old—faced police dogs, fire hoses and arrest, to march against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. Managing editor Kim Lawton looks at the march's legacy and interviews some of those who marched as children, including University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Freeman Hrabowski.

Clip: 04/25/2013 | 10m 13s

In May 1963, hundreds of children—some as young as six years old—faced police dogs, fire hoses and arrest, to march against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. Managing editor Kim Lawton looks at the march's legacy and interviews some of those who marched as children, including University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Freeman Hrabowski.

Aired: 04/25/13

Rating: NR

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Birmingham and the Children’s March

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