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Birmingham Sunday  Cover Image Book Book

Birmingham Sunday / Larry Dane Brimner.

Summary:

Racial bombings were so frequent in Birmingham that it became known as "Bombingham." Until September 15, 1963, these attacks had been threatening but not deadly. On that Sunday morning, however, a blast in the 16th Street Baptist Church ripped through the exterior wall and claimed the lives of four girls. The church was the ideal target for segregationists, as it was the rallying place for Birmingham's African American community, Martin Luther King, Jr., using it as his "headquarters" when he was in town to further the cause of desegregation and equal rights. Rather than triggering paralyzing fear, the bombing was the definitive act that guaranteed passage of the landmark 1964 civil rights legislation. Birmingham Sunday centers on this fateful day and places it in historical context.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781590786130 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1590786130 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. ; 26 x 29 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Honesdale, PA : Calkins Creek, c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (Birmingham, Ala.)
African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Crimes against > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
Bombings > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
Hate crimes > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
Racism > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
Birmingham (Ala.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.

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