| Title | : | Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support (Unabridged) |
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| Author | : | Shelley Tougas, Alexa Sandmann & Kathleen Baxter |
| Release | : | 2013-03-01 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Kids & Young Adults |
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| 1 | Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallie | Shelley Tougas, Alexa Sandmann & Kathleen Baxter |
| In May 1963, news photographer Charles Moore was on hand to document the Children’s Crusade, a civil rights protest. But the photographs he took that day did more than document an event; they helped change history. His photograph of a trio of African-American teenagers being slammed against a building by a blast of water from a fire hose was especially powerful. The image of this brutal treatment turned Americans into witnesses at a time when hate and prejudice were on trial. It helped rally the civil rights movement and energized the public, making civil rights a national problem needing a national solution. And it paved the way for Congress to finally pass laws to give citizens equal rights regardless of the color of their skin. |
