Birmingham Jail Protests

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A large number of the children and students made it to downtown Birmingham before the police could confront and arrest them; as they marched and even as they were arrested, they sang various hymns and freedom songs, clapped, and laughed- giving the demonstration a mood comparable to that of a school field trip or picnic.
Even though Bevel had advised “Bull” Connor of their “illegal” demonstration ahead of time, the sheer volume of students and children, in combination with their behavior, baffled and shocked both “Bull” Connor and the Birmingham Police force; in fact, when the police force ran out of police cars to block the streets in attempt to thwart the demonstration and to take the arrested children to jail, “Bull” Connor had to utilize school busses and firetrucks in their place. It was because of this that so many children managed to avoid arrest and reach downtown Birmingham.
On that day, the number of arrested students and children brought the amount of protestors …show more content…
However, the demonstration would not process with the same ease as the first, as when “Bull” Connor realized the Birmingham Jail was far over its maximum capacity, he ordered the police to change their tactics in keeping the protestors out of the downtown area. Similarly to how the Children’s Crusade began on the 2rd, over 1,000 skipped school and assembled at the 16th Street Baptist Church, where they were briefed on their roles and the demonstration’s route on May 3rd. As the children began to pour out the church and head towards their destination, however, they were greeted by a wall of police officers who ordered them to cease their demonstration, “or else”; when they ignored the police’s threat, “Bull” Connor, who was amongst the wall of officers, ordered them to “unleash the hoses”, and so they

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