wgbh_tdcr_033 033 tdcr wgbh yes Eleventh Commandment flyer African American college students--Alabama--Birmingham Civil rights demonstrations--Alabama--Birmingham Boycotts--Alabama--Birmingham Petitions--Alabama--Birmingham Discrimination in public accommodations--Alabama--Birmingham African American women--Alabama--Birmingham African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Birmingham African Americans--Segregation--Alabama--Birmingham African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham Segregation--Alabama--Birmingham Students--Alabama--Birmingham Minorities--Education Social justice--Alabama--Birmingham Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations Direct action--Alabama--Birmingham 11th Commandment (Birmingham, Ala.) Miles College--Students Daniel Payne College--Students Booker T. Washington Business College--Students Birmingham, Ala. Chamber of Commerce Southern Christian Leadership Conference Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011 Connor, Eugene, 1897-1973 Dukes, Frank Pitts, Lucius Hosley, 1922-1991 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Organizers of a 1962 selective buying campaign created and posted flyers with the slogan "The Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Stay Out of Downtown Birmingham." This flyer represents collaboration among students at Miles College, Daniel Payne College, and the Booker T. Washington Business College. The student-led campaign encouraged African Americans to boycott stores and restaurants that discriminated against them. Major funding for this project is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Supported in part by a grant from the Open Society Institute. Grade range: 6-12. Lesson plans using this resource: Campaigns for Economic Freedom. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Teacher's Domain Civil Rights Special Collection WGBH Educational Foundation 2002/2008 Instructional materials Teaching guides Resource units Fliers (printed material) http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/iml04/soc/ush/civil/11thcom/ text/html text/pdf 89.4 Kb Forms part of: Teacher's Domain Civil Right Special Collection. A PDF viewer may be needed to view the documents. 1960/1962 Birmingham (Ala.) Jefferson County (Ala.) The Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Collection is a collaborative production of WGBH Education Productions, the WGBH Media Library, and WGBH Interactive, in partnership with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Washington University in St. Louis. 20120131 163246