Birmingham 1963 - How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support

Klappentext 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.

Product details

• Authors: Shelley Tougas, Shelley Marie Tougas
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2011
• EAN: 9780756544461
• ISBN: 978-0-7565-4446-1
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Captured History; Captured History
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools