PHILADELPIHA, Pa. (WPVI) -- A 200-person choir filled the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral today with a musical retelling of the 1963 Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama. This pivotal moment in civil rights history saw children protesting injustice, only to be met with violence and authoritative backlash.
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Presented by Singing City, children as young as 6 years old performed alongside students and adults up to age 89!
6abc was there as singers from all walks of life gathered to commemorate civil rights and integration!