"In the nineteen fifties and early sixties, Birmingham, Alabama, became known as Bombingham. At the center of this violent time in the fight for civil rights, and standing at opposite ends, were Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull' Connor. From his pulpit, Shuttlesworth agitated for racial equality, while Commissioner Connor fought for the status quo. Relying on court documents, police and FBI reports, newspapers, interviews, and photographs, author Larry Dane Brimner first covers each man's life and then brings them together to show how their confrontation brought about significant change to the southern city"--Publisher.
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ISBN:1590787668
ISBN:9781590787663
Physical Description:112 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. print
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:Honesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, c2011.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 105) and index.
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