Mighty Times: The Children's March

Mighty Times: The Children's March

Introduction

This special teachers' edition of the Academy Award-winning documentary film, Mighty Times: The Children's March of Robert Houston, and accompanying resources tell the heroic story of the young people in Birmingham, Alabama, who brought segregation to its knees.

Discussion

Children became a visible and significant part of the Civil Rights Movement in the South during the early 1950s. Individuals as young as six years old consciously decided or were ushered into the spotlight of desegregation battles. The words and images of these children were vital to the monumental struggle to provide equal education to all ...