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Why did the Southern Christian Leadership Conference decide to use children in their protest?

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After the gains of Project C, the SCLC made a major change it its strategy called "D Da", that incorporated the so-called Children's Crusade into the demonstrations. The organization decided to use children because the adults were suffering economic threats and reprisals from their employers.

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