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Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support
Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support
Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support
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Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support

Written by Shelley Tougas

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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.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 1, 2013
ISBN9780756548155
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Shelley Tougas

Shelley Tougas is an award-winning writer of nonfiction for children, including Little Rock Girl 1957, and the author of the novels The Graham Cracker Plot, Finders Keepers, and A Patron Saint for Junior Bridesmaids. She lives in Hudson, Wisconsin.

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