People look at a sculpture marking the Children's Crusade, across from the 16th Street Baptist Church, a Civil Rights historical site at Kelly Ingram Park on March 27, 2021 in Birmingham, Ala.

The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act.

On Monday, four of the roughly 5,000 protesters of the Birmingham "Children's Crusade," now elderly, will be in New York to thank officers of the FDNY for going against Birmingham city officials ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham commemorated the 62nd anniversary of the Children's Crusade, a pivotal event in the civil rights movement, with a march and re-ena ...

The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act. 60 ...

The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act.