On Wednesday, April 3, 1963, the Birmingham News appeared on the stands, its front page bright with a color drawing showing a golden sun rising over the city. It was captioned: "New Day Dawns for Birmingham," and celebrated Albert Boutwell's victory in the runoff vote for mayor.

As ACMHR founder Fred Shuttlesworth stated in the group’s “Birmingham Manifesto,” the campaign was “a moral witness to give our community a chance to survive” (ACMHR, 3 April 1963).

The Birmingham campaign, also known as the Birmingham movement or Birmingham confrontation, was an American 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.

Aug 31, 2016 · The Birmingham Campaign was a movement led in early 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) which sought to bring national attention to the efforts of local Black leaders to desegregate public facilities in Birmingham, Alabama.

Photo, Print, Drawing [Civil rights leaders (left to right) Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King and Ralph Albernathy at a press conference during the Birmingham Campaign, Birmingham, Alabama] / MST.

Aug 23, 2024 · The Birmingham campaign started as an adult focus protest lead by Martin Luther King, Ralph Abernathy, and Fred Shuttlesworth. Picture of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth leading marchers in prayer just before they are arrested in early April. All Images from Civil Rights Movement Archive

The racism of the South was epitomised in the action of Bull Connor against the 1963 Birmingham Campaign. Martin Luther King described Birmingham as the most racist city in America. The KKK had terrorised the African American population for decades.

Mar 25, 2024 · Police Water Cannon Attack The climax of the modern civil rights movement occurred in Birmingham. The city's violent response to the spring 1963 demonstrations against white supremacy forced the federal government to intervene on behalf of race reform.

Apr 12, 2023 · The Birmingham Campaign was a Birmingham -based strategic effort by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to promote civil rights for African Americans in the spring of 1963.

Nov 12, 2023 · The Birmingham Campaign was a series of nonviolent protests against racial segregation in one of the most racially divided cities in the United States at the time. Organized by King and other civil rights leaders, the campaign utilized a variety of tactics, including sit-ins, marches, and boycotts.