Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Marchers on the Run

March Route to Government

— Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —

Marchers on the Run Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021

1. Marchers on the Run Marker

Inscription. On nightly news programs and in newspapers, the images of Birmingham children under police attack shocked and sickened the nation. It was the reaction that “Project C” organizers had hoped for. The "Children's Crusade” revived the Birmingham Campaign, helping it regain momentum and sensational press coverage. Parents and community leaders feared for the children's safety. Despite the risks, the children kept coming, and police continued using hoses, dogs and tanks to suppress them. Thousands of children, along with others, would be arrested and jailed.

Paired marker
May 1963
A young man runs as Birmingham police bring out their tank, and firemen use high-pressure water hoses to scatter and stop the marchers. Blasts from the hoses are so strong that they strip bark off trees, tear clothes off protestors, and knock people up in the air or down the same city streets where you now stand.

Tommy Wrenn
SCLC Organizer of The Foot Soldiers

Lesson A7: Talk to others about their experiences with discrimination and violence.

Erected by the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail. (Marker Number A7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans

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• Civil Rights • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1963.

Location. 33° 31.102′ N, 86° 48.632′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. Marker is on 6th Avenue North west of 19th Street North, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Birmingham AL 35203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Good Friday March (within shouting distance of this marker); Children Under Attack (within shouting distance of this marker); Joining the Marches (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arrested at City Hall (about 400 feet away); Vance Federal Building (about 400 feet away); Courthouse Prayer (about 400 feet away); Little Boy Blue (about 500 feet away); The Children's Crusade (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

More about this marker. 6th Avenue is one-way westbound.

Regarding Marchers on the Run. The Civil Rights Activist Committee “Home of the Foot Soldiers“ is the Information Center for

Marchers on the Run paired marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton

2. Marchers on the Run paired marker

the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021

3. Marchers on the Run Marker

Marker is on right side of First United Methodist Church (near fire hydrant). image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021

4. Marker is on right side of First United Methodist Church (near fire hydrant).

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 9, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.