The book I am reading is on MyOn and is called, "Birmingham 1963." This books takes place in the town of Birmingham, Mississippi where many events like segregation occurred. In chapter 1, these students of Birmingham got together and made this march even though they knew they were going to get arrested. They just did it to prove their point. It wasn't really a march; it was a protest. They called the protest: "The Children Crusade." As the protest took place, the weather was really hot which made it difficult to function or stay energized. The students were singing freedom songs as the police and their dogs stand in front of them. The day before everything took place the police had arrested hundreds of students and parents for trying to march into the neighborhood of where white people lived. The police let the dogs run wild and bit the blacks.
In the first chapter it says, "The water they used could knock a person down. As full strength, it could strip a bark off a tree and tear a brick from a building." This quote stands out the most to me because they used weapons to try to kill the students just for protesting against their rights. I think most of the students protest because if they go to jail, they wouldn't have anything to lose. For example, if some of the parents protest they would have probably lost their jobs or worse.
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