The New York Times</em>' coverage</a> on the same date.)<br /> <br /> Instead of detailing the march itself on its front page, the <em>News</em> chose to focus on an interview with Alabama Gov. George Wallace about it. Wallace had been elected to office on a platform of preserving segregation in the state, and here he praises the police's "handling" of the protesters. This "handling" included using high-pressure fire hoses and dogs to break up the students, causing some injuries. Some of the students involved were as young as elementary school-age.<br /> <br /> Three days later, the owner of <em>The Birmingham News</em> would <a href=https://www.newseumed.org/tools/artifact/"/tools/artifact/childrens-crusade-enters-sixth-day-1963-1-2">send a telegram</a> to President John F. Kennedy, asking him to stop the protests to avoid "grave injury or even death."</p> " /> 'Birmingham News' Downplays Civil Rights Protests, 1963 | NewseumED Skip Navigation
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'Birmingham News' Downplays Civil Rights Protests, 1963

The only mention on this front page of the protests is an article near the bottom about the Alabama governor criticizing the marchers.

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Artifact Date
May 4, 1963
Topic(s)
  • Civil Rights
  • Politics
  • Protests

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