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Birmingham Sunday

by Larry Dane Brimner
Robin Miles
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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.
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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged
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OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781490655598
  • File size: 28254 KB
  • Release date: September 1, 2014
  • Duration: 00:58:51

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781490655598
  • File size: 28300 KB
  • Release date: September 1, 2014
  • Duration: 00:58:51
  • Number of parts: 1

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OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

subjects

History Juvenile Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1190
Text Difficulty:9-12

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.
Expand title description text
History Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Recorded Books, Inc.
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    Awards:

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781490655598
    File size: 28254 KB
    Release date: September 1, 2014
    Duration: 00:58:51

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781490655598
    File size: 28300 KB
    Release date: September 1, 2014
    Duration: 00:58:51
    Number of parts: 1

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 1190
    Text Difficulty: 9-12
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