How were the initial sit-ins during the birmingham campaign of 1963 received? pls

Well, at first, many people paid little attention to them , and Many gave no attention at all.

In early 1960, Birmingham was one of the most racially divided city in the United states, many African American Citizen faced a legal and Economic Despair.
 
The Campaign was led by Martin Luther King Jr. to bring the attention of Integration efforts of African American in Birmingham.