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60 years ago, students joined the civil rights movement with 'The Children's Crusade'

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.

[Copyright 2023 NPR]

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