Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support
Author(s): Shelley Tougas
In May 1963 news photographer Charles Moore was on hand to document the Childrens 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.
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- : Compass Point Books
- : Compass Point Books
- : 0.227
- : 01 October 2013
- : 260mm X 232mm X 5mm
- : United States
- : 01 October 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Shelley Tougas
- : Shelley Tougas
- : illustrations
- : illustrations
- : 64
- : 64
- : 323.11960730
- : 323.11960730
- : Paperback
- : Paperback