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  1. Birmingham campaign - Wikipedia

    The Birmingham campaign, also known as the Birmingham movement or Birmingham confrontation, was an American movement organized in early 1963 by the Southern Christian …

  2. Birmingham Campaign - The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and ...

    In April 1963 King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) joined with Birmingham, Alabama’s existing local movement, the Alabama Christian Movement for Human …

  3. Birmingham Campaign of 1963 - Encyclopedia of Alabama

    Nov 6, 2025 · When Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965 many African Americans in Birmingham won the right to vote for the first time, foreshadowing a sea change in local politics.

  4. Birmingham Church Bombing - Alabama, Civil Rights Movement ... - HISTORY

    Jan 27, 2010 · Did you know? By 1963, homemade bombs set off in Birmingham's Black homes and churches were such common occurrences that the city had earned the nickname …

  5. The Birmingham Campaign (1963) | BlackPast.org

    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 …

  6. 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing Fast Facts - CNN

    Aug 28, 2025 · Read CNN’s 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing Fast Facts and learn more about the attack on an Alabama church that killed four African-American girls.

  7. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, Nonviolence, Birmingham Jail ...

    2 days ago · Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, Nonviolence, Birmingham Jail: In Birmingham, Alabama, in the spring of 1963, King’s campaign to end segregation at lunch counters and in …

  8. The Birmingham Campaign 1963 - BCRI

    A civil rights activist who led the fight against segregation and other forms of racism as a minister in Birmingham, Alabama. He was a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership …

  9. Birmingham Demonstrations - Civil Rights Digital Library - USG

    Despite the high cost, events in Birmingham helped galvanize national support for civil rights reform and contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

  10. On This Day in 1963: The Birmingham Campaign and Its Global …

    May 1, 2025 · The Birmingham campaign was a strategic movement orchestrated by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to bring attention to the dire need for civil …