birmingham

Discusses the 1963 Birmingham Children's March in Birmingham, Alabama.

Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Charles Moore photograph of three African-Americans teens being hit by a blast of water during a civil rights protest.

Condoleezza Rice recounts how her parents, a minister and a teacher, helped her learn the value of faith in times of hardship, instilled a love of sports and politics, and encouraged her to rise above the prejudices and obstacles that stood in front of her, with personal stories of her family life.

Provides an account of the events of 1963 when civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., arrived in Birmingham, Alabama, along with other leaders of the movement to protest the city's policies of racial segregation, and made the controversial decision to enlist the help of high school and elementary students in the fight for equality.

Offers a detailed account of the civil rights battle in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, and discusses why those events signaled a turning point in the movement.

Condoleezza Rice recounts how her parents, a minister and a teacher, helped her learn the value of faith in times of hardship, instilled a love of sports and politics, and encouraged her to rise above the prejudices and obstacles that stood in front of her, with personal stories of her family life.

A biography of the Baptist minister, focusing on his leadership role in the civil rights movement.

Offers a detailed account of the civil rights battle in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, and discusses why those events signaled a turning point in the movement.

Examines the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, that killed four young girls and severely injured another; and describes the efforts by the FBI and other investigators to bring the guilty persons to justice four decades later.

An account of the 1963 KKK bombing of a church in Birmingham in which four African-American girls were killed, discussing the FBI's failure to solve the crime, and examining the efforts of Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley to win justice--finally convicting one man in 1977.