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Birmingham 1963 audiobook
- By: Carole Boston Weatherford
- Narrator: Carole Boston Weatherford
- Length: 13 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: November 15, 2013
- Language: English
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Birmingham 1963 Audiobook Summary
In Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, it is one little girl’s 10th birthday. Excited about Youth Day at the 16th Street Baptist Church, she puts on her patent leather shoes and practices her choir solo. But her birthday will include no cake and no candles this year. A group of men have tucked a bundle of dynamite under the church’s steps, and when it goes off, four girls are dead: AddieMae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, and Denise McNair. Smoke clogs the throats of worshippers as they search for sisters, brothers, mothers, and fathers in the crumbled plaster and broken glass. Author Carole Boston Weatherford, an award-winning poet and children’s author, shares this story in poignant free verse poetry from the viewpoint of a fictional child eyewitness. Listeners will be transported back to this dark period in American history by Lizzie Cooper Davis’ moving narration. “These children-unoffending; innocent and beautiful-were the victims of one of the most vicious, heinous crimes ever perpetrated against humanity … in spite of the darkness of this hour we must not despair. We must not become bitter …”-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., eulogy for victims of the 16th Street Church bombing “To all who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. The struggle continues.” -author’s dedication
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Birmingham 1963 Full Details
| Narrator | Carole Boston Weatherford |
| Length | 13 minutes |
| Author | Carole Boston Weatherford |
| Publisher | Recorded Books, Inc. |
| Release date | November 15, 2013 |
| ISBN | 9781490608891 |
Additional info
The publisher of the Birmingham 1963 is Recorded Books, Inc.. The imprint is Recorded Books, Inc.. It is supplied by Recorded Books, Inc.. The ISBN-13 is 9781490608891.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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