Brimner, L. (2010). Birmingham Sunday. Pa: Calkins Creek ISBN 9781590786130
Author: Larry Dane Brimner
Author Website: www.brimner.com/
Illustrator: None
Illustrator Website: No Illustrator Website
Media Used: Photographs and Newspaper archives
Publisher: Calkins Creek
Year of Publication: 2010
ISBN: 9781590786130
Annotation: From the Civil Rights struggle comes a detailed background recounting of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama where four young girls were killed.
Personal Reaction: This book brings the reader to the heart of one of the Civil Rights Movement most tragic stories. The background is researched and presented in a way that builds the tension and presents the prime players realistically. This book would make a good dramatization for a history project.
Illustration: Photo essay utilizing news photographs and FBI files with quotes on collage style format help to depict the historic period.
Use of Media: The collage tear outs and old photos along with quotes from real persons involved from both sides and the newspaper headlines on the front and back pieces bring this story alive.
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