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…
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Editions
9 editions
Hardcover · English · 2007
Wordsong · 39 pages · 9781590784402
Other · English · 2023
Astra Publishing House · 9781662660030
Other · English · 2023
Astra Publishing House · 9781635928570
Other · English · 2010
Recorded Books, Inc. · 9781428177468
Other · English · 2008
Recorded Books, Inc. · 9781436118415
Other · English · 2008
Recorded Books, Inc. · 9781428177437
PoetryAmerican poetryCrimes againstHistoryBombingsAfrican AmericansHate crimesPoetry (poetic works by one author)
