Albany, Georgia to help the local movement in its fight to desegregate public facilities. The following day King is arrested and charged with obstructing the sidewalk and parading without a permit.1962King is arrested at a prayer vigil at the Albany City Hall on July 27 and jailed on charges of failure to obey an officer, disorderly conduct, and obstructing the sidewalk. The Albany Movement is generally unsuccessful in its effort to force desegregation of public facilities.Two are killed and many are injured as James Meredith attempts to enroll at Ole Miss - the University of Mississippi in Oxford - in September. He is enrolled by Supreme Court order and escorted onto the campus by U.S. marshals federalized by President John Kennedy.On October 16, King meets with President Kennedy at the White House.1963Bernice Albertine, the fourth child of Dr. and Mrs. King, is born on March 28.Mass demonstrations begin in Birmingham, Alabama on April 3 to protest segregation of public facilities. On April 12, King and other ministers are arrested by Police Commissioner Eugene ("Bull") Connor. King is placed placed in solitary confinement. While imprisoned, King writes his famous "Letter From Birmingham Jail" explaining the need for non-violent civil disobedience.When school children join the protests in Birmingham in early May, Bull Connor orders the use of fire hoses and police dogs to halt the youthful protestors. The nation is shocked by the photographs of police brutality.On May 10, a biracial agreement is announced in Birmingham to desegregate public accomodations, increase job opportunities for blacks and provide amnesty to those arrested.White segregationists react violently to the agreement. On May 11, a bomb explodes at the home of King's brother, Reverend A.D. King, in Birmingham. A second explosion blasts King's headquarters in the Gaston Motel. In response, blacks in Birmingham riot. Two hundred and fifty state troopers are sent to keep p...
