While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781414336374)

On September 15, 1963, a Klan-planted bomb went off in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Fourteen-year-old Carolyn Maull was just a few feet away when the bomb exploded, killing four of her friends in the girl's restroom she had just exited. It was one of the seminal moments in the Civil Rights movement, a sad day in American history . . . and the turning point in a young girl's life.

While the World Watched is a poignant and gripping eyewitness account of life in the Jim Crow South: from the bombings, riots, and assassinations to the historic marches and triumphs that characterized the Civil Rights movement.

A uniquely moving exploration of how racial relations have evolved over the past 5 decades, While the World Watched is an incredible testament to how far we've come and how far we have yet to go.

Author: Carolyn McKinstry
ISBN-10: 1414336373
ISBN-13: 9781414336374
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2013
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.4
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
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