Remembering the Children's Crusade, or known as one of the most stunning events in history, could take anyone back to the days of segregation and the great harm done to our own people. On May 2, 1963, a group of student protesters, motivated by Martin Luther King Jr., participated in the 1963 campaign to desegregate Birmingham, Alabama. More than a thousand students skipped class and marched to downtown Birmingham using nonviolent direct action tactics (Carson). On the first day, hundreds of people were arrested and taken to prison in school buses and rice carts. On the second day, the children were sprayed with high-pressure fire hoses, attacked by police dogs, bludgeoned, and dragged to jail (Ward, Kelsey, and Avery). The punishment of the African American race was severe; When these sanctions were mixed with the way they protested for civil rights, the situation only got worse. We don't always stop to realize that some white people feel the need to help in one way or another. Whether they could relate or simply had sympathy, these white people helped protest. When someone protests, they are expressing their objection to something. Whether it was a silent protest or an aggressive protest, sanctions were meted out to both races. During the civil rights movement, white and black protesters received rare and extreme punishments for simply standing up for what they believed. Even though whites and blacks demonstrated together, they were not all punished in the same way. Even though it was not a crime committed by either race, racists viewed it as such and would do anything to keep segregation intact. Sometimes white people were rejected by society and did not suffer physically. While blacks, on the other hand, were brutally killed...... middle of paper ...... Janice Kelsey and Charles Avery Jr. Biography.com, 2014. Web. April 29, 2014. .FBI. “Federal Civil Rights Statutes.” FBI. FBI, August 26, 2010. Web. April 20, 2014. .Foner, Eric and John A. Garraty. “Freedom Rides”. The Reader's Companion to American History. December 1, 1991: np SIRS Issues Researcher. Internet. May 19. 2014. .The Tribunal. “General laws”. : CHAPTER 265, article 37. 2014. Web. April 20, 2014. .ProQuest Staff. “Civil Rights Timeline.” Chronology of the main questions. 2014: researcher on np SIRS issues. Internet. April 22. 2014. .