Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support
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 t…
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Weitere Autoren: Sandmann, Alexa (Solist) / Baxter, Kathleen (Solist)
- ISBN: 978-0-7565-4446-1
- EAN: 9780756544461
- Produktnummer: 9839889
- Verlag: Compass Point Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 64 S.
- Masse: H26.0 cm x B23.2 cm x D0.5 cm 227 g
- Gewicht: 227
- Sonstiges: Ab 10 - 12 J.
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