Age
10-12
Grade
5-7
Shelley Marie Tougas, Kathleen Baxter, Alexa L. Sandmann Ed.D.
Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support
Library Binding
(Compass Point Books Dec. 1, 2010)
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.
- Series
- Captured History
- ISBN
- 0756543983 / 9780756543983
- Pages
- 64
- Weight
- 15.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 0.3 in.
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