Children's Crusade Participants

In this May 3, 1963, photo, Birmingham police officers take signs from young people participating in the Children's Crusade. This effort was part of the larger Birmingham Campaign of 1963, a widespread movement aimed at ending segregation in Alabama's largest city.

Children hold protest signs during the Childrens Crusade civil rights march in Birmingham, 1963
Photo courtesy of The Birmingham News; photo by Ed Jones. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Children hold protest signs during the Childrens Crusade civil rights march in Birmingham, 1963