BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Sheyann Webb Biography
Civil Rights Activist (1956–)
Sheyann Webb
OCCUPATION
Civil Rights Activist
BIRTH DATE Sheyann Webb Biography
Civil Rights Activist (1956–)
Sheyann Webb
OCCUPATION
Civil Rights Activist
BIRTH DATE
1956
PLACE OF BIRTH
Selma, Alabama
ORIGINALLY
Sheyann Webb
NICKNAME
Smallest Freedom Fighter
FULL NAME
Sheyann Webb-Christburg
SYNOPSIS
EARLY LIFE
'BLOODY SUNDAY'
CONTINUING ACTIVISM
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At just 8 years old, Sheyann Webb was the youngest civil rights activist who marched in the 1965 demonstration that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday."
IN THESE GROUPS
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FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN ALABAMA
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Sheyann Webb - Smallest Freedom Fighter (TV-14; 3:10) Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday."
Synopsis
Born in 1956 in Alabama, Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old, a commitment that was heightened after she met Martin Luther King Jr. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday." A book she co-authored about her experiences, Selma, Lord, Selma, became a television movie.
Early Life
Sheyann Webb was born in 1956 in Selma, Alabama, where she grew up in a family of eight children. When she was only 8 years old, a chance encounter changed the trajectory of her life. Webb was passing by the Brown Chapel AME Church on her way to school when she saw a crowd of black and white people standing together, an unusual circumstance in 1960s Alabama. She followed the group into the church, and ended up attending a meeting for the Civil Rights Movement.
Webb, along with her best friend, Rachel West, later returned to the church to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak. King's words motivated the two girls to join the Civil Rights Movement. It was a commitment that was solidified when, on another occasion, Webb and West met King when he arrived at the church for a meeting. He allowed the two to stay for the meeting; afterward, he asked if they were going to march. They answered that they intended to march for their freedom.
'Bloody Sunday'
1956
PLACE OF BIRTH
Selma, Alabama
ORIGINALLY
Sheyann Webb
NICKNAME
Smallest Freedom Fighter
FULL NAME
Sheyann Webb-Christburg
SYNOPSIS
EARLY LIFE
'BLOODY SUNDAY'
CONTINUING ACTIVISM
RELATED VIDEOS
CITE THIS PAGE
At just 8 years old, Sheyann Webb was the youngest civil rights activist who marched in the 1965 demonstration that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday."
IN THESE GROUPS
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN SELMA
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN ALABAMA
FEMALE ACTIVISTS
FAMOUS FEMALE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
Show All Groups
Sheyann Webb - Smallest Freedom Fighter (TV-14; 3:10) Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday."
Synopsis
Born in 1956 in Alabama, Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old, a commitment that was heightened after she met Martin Luther King Jr. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday." A book she co-authored about her experiences, Selma, Lord, Selma, became a television movie.
Early Life
Sheyann Webb was born in 1956 in Selma, Alabama, where she grew up in a family of eight children. When she was only 8 years old, a chance encounter changed the trajectory of her life. Webb was passing by the Brown Chapel AME Church on her way to school when she saw a crowd of black and white people standing together, an unusual circumstance in 1960s Alabama. She followed the group into the church, and ended up attending a meeting for the Civil Rights Movement.
Webb, along with her best friend, Rachel West, later returned to the church to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak. King's words motivated the two girls to join the Civil Rights Movement. It was a commitment that was solidified when, on another occasion, Webb and West met King when he arrived at the church for a meeting. He allowed the two to stay for the meeting; afterward, he asked if they were going to march. They answered that they intended to march for their freedom.
'Bloody Sunday'
Webb grew increasingly dedicated to the fight for civil rights, going so far as to skip school in order to attend meetings for the movement. After a young African American, Jimmie Lee Jackson, was killed by police following a peaceful demonstration, a march from Selma to Montgomery was organized to protest his death, and to demand equal voting rights for African Americans. Despite her parents' worries, Webb decided to join the march on March 7, 1965.
Webb understood that the demonstration could be dangerous, and her fears were justified: At Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge, the demonstrators were ordered to turn back. When they did not turn around, police beat them with billy clubs and released tear gas into the crowd.
Caught in the violence, Webb was scooped up by another activist, Hosea Williams. When he put her down, she ran as fast as she could back toward home. There, her family was waiting for her. At 8 years old, Webb had been the youngest person on the attempted march, which became known as "Bloody Sunday."
Sheyann Webb Biography
Civil Rights Activist (1956–)
Sheyann Webb
OCCUPATION
Civil Rights Activist
BIRTH DATE
1956
PLACE OF BIRTH
Selma, Alabama
ORIGINALLY
Sheyann Webb
NICKNAME
Smallest Freedom Fighter
FULL NAME
Sheyann Webb-Christburg
SYNOPSIS
EARLY LIFE
'BLOODY SUNDAY'
CONTINUING ACTIVISM
RELATED VIDEOS
CITE THIS PAGE
At just 8 years old, Sheyann Webb was the youngest civil rights activist who marched in the 1965 demonstration that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday."
IN THESE GROUPS
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN SELMA
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN ALABAMA
FEMALE ACTIVISTS
FAMOUS FEMALE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
Show All Groups
Sheyann Webb - Smallest Freedom Fighter (TV-14; 3:10) Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday."
Synopsis
Born in 1956 in Alabama, Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old, a commitment that was heightened after she met Martin Luther King Jr. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday." A book she co-authored about her experiences, Selma, Lord, Selma, became a television movie.
Early Life
Sheyann Webb was born in 1956 in Selma, Alabama, where she grew up in a family of eight children. When she was only 8 years old, a chance encounter changed the trajectory of her life. Webb was passing by the Brown Chapel AME Church on her way to school when she saw a crowd of black and white people standing together, an unusual circumstance in 1960s Alabama. She followed the group into the church, and ended up attending a meeting for the Civil Rights Movement.
Webb, along with her best friend, Rachel West, later returned to the church to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak. King's words motivated the two girls to join the Civil Rights Movement. It was a commitment that was solidified when, on another occasion, Webb and West met King when he arrived at the church for a meeting. He allowed the two to stay for the meeting; afterward, he asked if they were going to march. They answered that they intended to march for their freedom.
'Bloody Sunday'
Webb grew increasingly dedicated to the fight for civil rights, going so far as to skip school in order to attend meetings for the movement. After a young African American, Jimmie Lee Jackson, was killed by police following a peaceful demonstration, a march from Selma to Montgomery was organized to protest his death, and to demand equal voting rights for African Americans. Despite her parents' worries, Webb decided to join the march on March 7, 1965.
Webb understood that the demonstration could be dangerous, and her fears were justified: At Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge, the demonstrators were ordered to turn back. When they did not turn around, police beat them with billy clubs and released tear gas into the crowd.
Caught in the violence, Webb was scooped up by another activist, Hosea Williams. When he put her down, she ran as fast as she could back toward home. There, her family was waiting for her. At 8 years old, Webb had been the youngest person on the attempted march, which became known as "Bloody Sunday."
Civil Rights Activist (1956–)
Sheyann Webb
OCCUPATION
Civil Rights Activist
BIRTH DATE Sheyann Webb Biography
Civil Rights Activist (1956–)
Sheyann Webb
OCCUPATION
Civil Rights Activist
BIRTH DATE
1956
PLACE OF BIRTH
Selma, Alabama
ORIGINALLY
Sheyann Webb
NICKNAME
Smallest Freedom Fighter
FULL NAME
Sheyann Webb-Christburg
SYNOPSIS
EARLY LIFE
'BLOODY SUNDAY'
CONTINUING ACTIVISM
RELATED VIDEOS
CITE THIS PAGE
At just 8 years old, Sheyann Webb was the youngest civil rights activist who marched in the 1965 demonstration that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday."
IN THESE GROUPS
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN SELMA
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN ALABAMA
FEMALE ACTIVISTS
FAMOUS FEMALE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
Show All Groups
Sheyann Webb - Smallest Freedom Fighter (TV-14; 3:10) Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday."
Synopsis
Born in 1956 in Alabama, Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old, a commitment that was heightened after she met Martin Luther King Jr. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday." A book she co-authored about her experiences, Selma, Lord, Selma, became a television movie.
Early Life
Sheyann Webb was born in 1956 in Selma, Alabama, where she grew up in a family of eight children. When she was only 8 years old, a chance encounter changed the trajectory of her life. Webb was passing by the Brown Chapel AME Church on her way to school when she saw a crowd of black and white people standing together, an unusual circumstance in 1960s Alabama. She followed the group into the church, and ended up attending a meeting for the Civil Rights Movement.
Webb, along with her best friend, Rachel West, later returned to the church to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak. King's words motivated the two girls to join the Civil Rights Movement. It was a commitment that was solidified when, on another occasion, Webb and West met King when he arrived at the church for a meeting. He allowed the two to stay for the meeting; afterward, he asked if they were going to march. They answered that they intended to march for their freedom.
'Bloody Sunday'
1956
PLACE OF BIRTH
Selma, Alabama
ORIGINALLY
Sheyann Webb
NICKNAME
Smallest Freedom Fighter
FULL NAME
Sheyann Webb-Christburg
SYNOPSIS
EARLY LIFE
'BLOODY SUNDAY'
CONTINUING ACTIVISM
RELATED VIDEOS
CITE THIS PAGE
At just 8 years old, Sheyann Webb was the youngest civil rights activist who marched in the 1965 demonstration that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday."
IN THESE GROUPS
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN SELMA
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN ALABAMA
FEMALE ACTIVISTS
FAMOUS FEMALE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
Show All Groups
Sheyann Webb - Smallest Freedom Fighter (TV-14; 3:10) Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday."
Synopsis
Born in 1956 in Alabama, Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old, a commitment that was heightened after she met Martin Luther King Jr. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday." A book she co-authored about her experiences, Selma, Lord, Selma, became a television movie.
Early Life
Sheyann Webb was born in 1956 in Selma, Alabama, where she grew up in a family of eight children. When she was only 8 years old, a chance encounter changed the trajectory of her life. Webb was passing by the Brown Chapel AME Church on her way to school when she saw a crowd of black and white people standing together, an unusual circumstance in 1960s Alabama. She followed the group into the church, and ended up attending a meeting for the Civil Rights Movement.
Webb, along with her best friend, Rachel West, later returned to the church to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak. King's words motivated the two girls to join the Civil Rights Movement. It was a commitment that was solidified when, on another occasion, Webb and West met King when he arrived at the church for a meeting. He allowed the two to stay for the meeting; afterward, he asked if they were going to march. They answered that they intended to march for their freedom.
'Bloody Sunday'
Webb grew increasingly dedicated to the fight for civil rights, going so far as to skip school in order to attend meetings for the movement. After a young African American, Jimmie Lee Jackson, was killed by police following a peaceful demonstration, a march from Selma to Montgomery was organized to protest his death, and to demand equal voting rights for African Americans. Despite her parents' worries, Webb decided to join the march on March 7, 1965.
Webb understood that the demonstration could be dangerous, and her fears were justified: At Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge, the demonstrators were ordered to turn back. When they did not turn around, police beat them with billy clubs and released tear gas into the crowd.
Caught in the violence, Webb was scooped up by another activist, Hosea Williams. When he put her down, she ran as fast as she could back toward home. There, her family was waiting for her. At 8 years old, Webb had been the youngest person on the attempted march, which became known as "Bloody Sunday."
Sheyann Webb Biography
Civil Rights Activist (1956–)
Sheyann Webb
OCCUPATION
Civil Rights Activist
BIRTH DATE
1956
PLACE OF BIRTH
Selma, Alabama
ORIGINALLY
Sheyann Webb
NICKNAME
Smallest Freedom Fighter
FULL NAME
Sheyann Webb-Christburg
SYNOPSIS
EARLY LIFE
'BLOODY SUNDAY'
CONTINUING ACTIVISM
RELATED VIDEOS
CITE THIS PAGE
At just 8 years old, Sheyann Webb was the youngest civil rights activist who marched in the 1965 demonstration that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday."
IN THESE GROUPS
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN SELMA
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN ALABAMA
FEMALE ACTIVISTS
FAMOUS FEMALE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
Show All Groups
Sheyann Webb - Smallest Freedom Fighter (TV-14; 3:10) Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday."
Synopsis
Born in 1956 in Alabama, Sheyann Webb became involved with the Civil Rights Movement when she was 8 years old, a commitment that was heightened after she met Martin Luther King Jr. On March 7, 1965, Webb was the youngest participant in the civil rights demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday." A book she co-authored about her experiences, Selma, Lord, Selma, became a television movie.
Early Life
Sheyann Webb was born in 1956 in Selma, Alabama, where she grew up in a family of eight children. When she was only 8 years old, a chance encounter changed the trajectory of her life. Webb was passing by the Brown Chapel AME Church on her way to school when she saw a crowd of black and white people standing together, an unusual circumstance in 1960s Alabama. She followed the group into the church, and ended up attending a meeting for the Civil Rights Movement.
Webb, along with her best friend, Rachel West, later returned to the church to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak. King's words motivated the two girls to join the Civil Rights Movement. It was a commitment that was solidified when, on another occasion, Webb and West met King when he arrived at the church for a meeting. He allowed the two to stay for the meeting; afterward, he asked if they were going to march. They answered that they intended to march for their freedom.
'Bloody Sunday'
Webb grew increasingly dedicated to the fight for civil rights, going so far as to skip school in order to attend meetings for the movement. After a young African American, Jimmie Lee Jackson, was killed by police following a peaceful demonstration, a march from Selma to Montgomery was organized to protest his death, and to demand equal voting rights for African Americans. Despite her parents' worries, Webb decided to join the march on March 7, 1965.
Webb understood that the demonstration could be dangerous, and her fears were justified: At Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge, the demonstrators were ordered to turn back. When they did not turn around, police beat them with billy clubs and released tear gas into the crowd.
Caught in the violence, Webb was scooped up by another activist, Hosea Williams. When he put her down, she ran as fast as she could back toward home. There, her family was waiting for her. At 8 years old, Webb had been the youngest person on the attempted march, which became known as "Bloody Sunday."
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