The Watsons go to Birmingham
Chapter 14
Every Bird and Bug in Birmingham Stops and Wonders
During the bombing four kids died while attending Sunday School at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. Following the bombing 6 more kids died in Birmingham. :(
The front cover
Of the Watsons go to Birmingham
The Baptist Church
Before it got BOMBED
The Baptist Church
This is the church when it got BOMBED
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing of 1963
The 16th street Baptist church
It is the church SIGN
Getting attacked
"BY DOGS"
Getting sprayed
Sprayed By Hoses
Why was Birmingham so important?
It was a KKK stronghold and King described it as America’s worst city for racism. City businessmen actually believed that racism held back the city but their voices were usually quiet. In recent years, the KKK had castrated an African American; pressured the city to ban a book from book stores as it contained pictures of black and white rabbits and wanted black music banned on radio stations.
ML King's Connections
Martin Luther King’s brother was also a pastor in the city so family connections helped the role of SCLC.(Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
alfred daniel williams king
MLK brother
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
His family