CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE The Children’s Crusade 4 CHAPTER TWO The Beginning of Segregation 12 CHAPTER THREE A Fateful Day 20 CHAPTER FOUR The Argument Over Civil Rights 28 CHAPTER FIVE The Aftermath 34 Snapshot of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
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5 CHAPTER ONE Police lead a group of African-American children to jail after they protested discrimination in May 1963 It was 1963 in Birmingham Alabama One by one African-American children skipped school to show up at the 16th Street Baptist Church They ranged in age from 12 to 18 years old The children had decided it was time to take a stand They were tired of hatred and unfair laws Soon the group grew to nearly 1,000 African-American children Adults were absent (cid:76)(cid:64)(cid:61)(cid:3)(cid:59)(cid:64)(cid:65)(cid:68)(cid:60)(cid:74)(cid:61)(cid:70)(cid:8)(cid:75)(cid:3) CRUSADE
