The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the watsons,an african american family living in flint,michigan,are drastically changed after they go to visit grandma in alabama in the summer of 1963. The 1963 birmingham childrens march jane addams award book awards levinson, cynthia on. Birmingham business journal book of lists provides you with listings of hundreds of the hottest area companies in their fields, by ranking. Weve got a job tells the littleknown story of the 4,000 black elementary, middle, and high school students who voluntarily went to jail in birmingham, alabama, between may 2. The text is organized by months and is well documented and makes it easy to feel like you were in birmingham. Four members of a local ku klux klan chapter planted at least 15 sticks of dynamite attached to a timing device beneath the steps located on the east side of the church.
Looking for alaska, fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe, to kill a mockingbird, invisible man, the story of my. There is a map of birmingham in 1963 and a map identifying the birmingham civil rights heritage trail. Birmingham was one of the most segregated cities in the united states. The 1963 birmingham childrens march jane addams award book awards. Civil rights demonstrators were met with police dogs and water a poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church bombing that served as a seminal event in the struggle for civil rights. A look at the civil rights struggle in birmingham, ala. The birmingham church bombing occurred on september 15, 1963, when a bomb exploded before sunday morning services at the 16th street baptist church in birmingham, alabamaa church with a predominantly black congregation that also served as a meeting place for civil rights leaders.
Birmingham book of lists birmingham business journal. The birmingham childrens crusade of 1963 biography. The newbery honorwinning american classic, the watsons go to birmingham1963, celebrates 20 years with this anniversary edition featuring a special letter from christopher paul curtis and an intr. Civil rights demonstrators were met with police dogs and water cannons. Finally, there are quotes from individuals involved in the birmingham movement. In 1963, the eyes of the world were on birmingham, alabama, a flashpoint for the civil rights movement. His photograph of a trio of africanamerican teenagers being slammed against a building by a blast of water from a fire hose was especially powerful. Kelsey was one of the thousands of young people who participated in a series of nonviolent demonstrations known as the childrens crusade in birmingham, alabama, during the first week of may 1963.
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