History of the United States II / Unit 14 USH2 1979 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Birmingham
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The idea
In the spring of nineteen sixty-three King and the SCLC led demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, for fair hiring and desegregation.
In practice
Police turning fire hoses and dogs on peaceful demonstrators, children among them, the anchor records.
Where people slip
Watching on television, millions of Americans were shocked by the face of segregation, Digital History says.
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