What did children experience in Birmingham in 1963? Objective In this activity, students will draw upon first-hand accounts and other primary sources from the Kids in Birmingham 1963 website to research other ways children might have experienced Birmingham that summer. Background While chapters eight and nine briefly mention racial unrest in Birmingham, it barely comes up in chapter 12. Their first morning in Birmingham, Kenny overhears Momma and Grandma talking about “how much trouble people were having with some white people down here, who got married to who, how many kids this one had, how Duration: 90 Minutes Essential Question What did children experience in Birmingham in 1963? Objective In this activity, students will draw upon first-hand accounts and other primary sources from the Kids in Birmingham 1963 website to research other ways children might have experienced Birmingham that summer. .