Birmingham 1963 : how a photograph rallied civil rights support

Tougas, Shelley

Series: Captured history
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Table of contents includes: The children march -- The growth of conscience -- Rallying the nation -- The struggle continues Summary: In May 1963 news photographer Charles Moore was on hand to document a civil rights protest. But the photographs he took that day 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 helped rally the civil rights movement and energised 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 colour of their skin. (Publisher) Captured history
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by Shelley Tougas
Location edition Bar Code due date
Non Fiction L017398
Genre:Non Fiction
Dewey:323.11
call #:323.11 TOU
ISBN:9780756544461
pub:2011