| Description |
xvi, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-301). |
| Summary |
On September 15, 1963, a Klan-planted bomb went off in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Fourteen-year-old Carolyn Maull was just a few feet away when the bomb exploded, killing four of her friends in the girl's rest room she had just exited. It was one of the seminal moments in the Civil Rights movement, a sad day in American history ... and the turning point in a young girl's life. While the World Watched is a poignant and gripping eyewitness account of life in the Jim Crow South - from the bombings, riots and assassinations to the historic marches and triumphs that characterized the Civil Rights movement. A uniquely moving exploration of how racial relations have evolved over the past 5 decades, While the World Watched is an incredible testament to how far we've come and how far we have yet to go. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.4 11.0 156981. |
| Subject |
McKinstry, Carolyn Maull, 1948-
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16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963.
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Civil rights movements -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Biography.
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Birmingham (Ala.) -- Social conditions.
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Birmingham (Ala.) -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
George, Denise.
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| ISBN |
9781414336367 hardback $17.99 |
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1414336365 hardback |
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