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Author
Series
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963 On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city’s streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to local religious leaders’ criticism of the campaign. The resulting piece of extraordinary protest writing, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” was widely...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A journalist chronicles the peak of the civil rights movement, focusing on the African American freedom fighters who stood firm on issues of civil rights and segregation during the movement's eventful climax in Birmingham.
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Examines the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, including the organizers of the protests, the movement's support from young people, the violence that occurred, and the integration of Birmingham"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
1998-
Language
English
Description
When a bomb tears through the basement of a black Baptist church on a peaceful fall morning, it takes the lives of four young girls; Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins. This racially motivated crime, taking place at a time when the civil rights movement is burning with a new flame, could have doused that flame forever. Instead it fuels a nation's outrage and brings Birmingham, Alabama to the forefront of America's...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Discusses the clash between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor, one peacefully protested segregation and the other vowed to enforce the severe segregation ordinances of Birmingham.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Offers readers a captivating look into the Civil Rights Movement and how the actions of children helped promote equality for all races in America. Learn about the motivated children who participated in this historic event and why they continued to gather together in the face of great adversity. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, a timeline, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic...
Author
Publisher
All Points Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The story of the decades-long fight to bring justice to the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, culminating in Sen. Doug Jones' prosecution of the last living bombers. On September 15, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed. The blast killed four young girls and injured twenty-two others. The FBI suspected four particularly radical Ku Klux Klan members. Yet due to reluctant witnesses, a lack of physical...
Author
Publisher
Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The U.S. Civil Rights Trail offers a vivid glimpse into the story of Black America's fight for freedom and equality. From eye-opening landmarks to celebrations of triumph over adversity, experience a tangible piece of history with Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail. Includes flexible itineraries, historic civil rights sites, the culture of the movement, expert insight, travel tools, and detailed coverage of Charleston, Atlanta, Selma to Montgomery, Birmingham,...
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