Birmingham, 1963

Carole Boston Weatherford

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Birmingham, 1963

by Carole Boston Weatherford, Carole Boston Weatherford, Jack Garrett

September 1, 2007

Wordsong

39

9781590784402

1590784405

Description

A poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church bombing that served as a seminal event in the struggle for civil rights. In 1963, the eyes of the world were on Birmingham, Alabama, a flashpoint for the civil rights movement. Birmingham was one of the most segregated cities in the United States. Civil rights demonstrators were met with police dogs and water cannons. On Sunday, September 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted sticks of dynamite at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, which served as a meeting place for civil rights organizers. The explosion killed four little girls. Their murders shocked the nation and turned the tide in the struggle for equality. A Jane Addams Children's Honor Book, here is a book that captures the heartbreak of that day, as seen through the eyes of a fictional witness. Archival photographs with poignant text written in free verse offer a powerful tribute to the young victims.

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Birmingham, 1963 was written by Carole Boston Weatherford, Carole Boston Weatherford, Jack Garrett.

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