Contents
Cover
About this Book
Title Page
Chapter 1: “Blown Into History”
Segregated Birmingham
Handling the Aftermath
Jim Crow Laws
The Reverend Shuttlesworth Rides the Buses
Chapter 2: The Reverend Shuttlesworth Fights On
The Birth of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
Bringing African-American Police to the Force
The Freedom Rides Come to Alabama
Integrating the Parks
Chapter 3: The Movement Begins
Planning the Birmingham Movement
The Marches Begin in Birmingham
The Nonviolent Philosophy
More Protests
Chapter 4: The Arrest of Dr. King
The Decision
Dr. King Gets Arrested
Birmingham Jail
Dr. King’s Message From Jail
The Ministers Released But What Next?
Chapter 5: The Children March
Bevel Organizes the Young
A. G. Gaston
The First Children’s March
Chapter 6: “Fire Hoses on Those Black Girls”
Bull Connor Gets Even Tougher
Being Jailed in Birmingham
Response to the Children’s March
A White Advocate
America Notices and the President Gets Involved
The Protests Turn
The Miracle March
Chapter 7: The Children March On
Civil Rights Comedian
Three Folksingers and a Reverend
More Negotiating
Mounting Pressure
An Unsympathetic Sheriff
Tuesday Marches
Chapter 8: A Settlement is Reached
Negotiations Make Progress and Shuttlesworth Gets Enraged
Two Adversaries
President Kennedy’s Statement
Wallace’s Statement
Final Negotiations
“The Climax of a Long Struggle”
Chapter 9: Violence and More Violence
The First Bombing of the Night
The Second Bombing of the Night
A Night of Rioting
Colonel Al Lingo
President Kennedy Gets Involved
Governor Wallace Responds
King Visits the Poolhalls of Birmingham
Breaking the Color Barrier
The Courts Rule
Chapter 10: “Don’t Try to Stop Us”
President Kennedy and Civil Rights
Back to Birmingham
A March on Washington
Immortal Words
More Bombings in Birmingham
Two Pieces of Legislation
The Birmingham Legacy
Timeline
Chapter Notes
Glossary
Further Reading
Books
Internet Addresses
Index
Note to Our Readers
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Copyright
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