Birmingham 1963, Shelley Tougas
Birmingham 1963, Shelley Tougas
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Birmingham 1963
How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support

Author: Shelley Tougas

Narrator: Various Narrators

Unabridged: 1 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Capstone Press

Published: 03/01/2013

Synopsis

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chalida on February 18, 2016

This is a very quick read. I picked it up during independent reading in a non-fiction class and was immersed in it for 35 minutes. I found it fascinating how this one photo by Charles Moore had such a profound effect on the world and the story of Carolyn Maull, the girl in the photo, is such a great......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on November 18, 2012

Grade/Interest Level: 6-8 Lexile Level: 970L Genre: Information Text, Biography Main Characters:None Setting: Birmingham, AL 1963 POV: Third Person Tougas utilizes the photographs taken by Charles Moore of the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, AL. To aid in the photographs, she uses text to explain the mo......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on February 23, 2013

The Children's Crusade in Birmingham gets its just due in this book, another title in the Captured History series, as the author focuses on a compelling photograph by Charles Moore. Moore was on the scene when Birmingham firefighters used high pressure hoses to keep the young marchers at bay. The au......more

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