M: 1963: CHILDREN, ASSASSINATIONS, & A DREAM

William Moore was a white member of CORE who worked to end segregation.  He walked 100s of miles to deliver his letters to the Governor of Maryland and President JFK.  He was ASSASSINATED in Alabama on April 23, 1963 during his walk to Mississippi Governor Barnett and immortzalied by Phil Ochs in this song WILLIAM MOORE

In April 1963 MLK wrote his "LETTER FROM THE BIRMINGHAM JAIL. was arrested in Birmingham ,Alabama for pMLK Jr described Birmingham, Alabama as "a symbol of hardcore resistance to integration" because of the frequency of violent attacks against those fighting integration.  MLK Jr organized a 10 mile walk by children.  The children were arrested and jailed.  The walk had begun at the 16th Street Baptist Church 

 on May 2, 1963.

June 11, 1963 Governor George Wallace and state troopers physically blocks the first black students from registering at the University of Alabama.   President JFK sends in the National Guard and the Governor backs down.

August 28, 1963, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr delivers "I HAVE A DREAM" speech.  Dr. King reads his 

"LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL" addressed t

The 16th Street Baptist Church  was bombed during Sunday morning services on September 15, 1963.   Saxophonist John Coltrane captures MLK Jr's eulogy in "Alabama"

President John F Kennedy is ASSASSINATED while sitting next to his wife Jackie  November 22, 1963.