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Bombingham is a nickname for Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement due to the 50 dynamite explosions that occurred in the city between 1947 and 1965. [1] The bombings were initially used against African Americans attempting to move into neighborhoods with entirely white residents.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 is a historical-fiction novel by Christopher Paul Curtis.First published in 1995 by Delacorte Press, it was reprinted in 1997. It tells the story of the Watsons, a lower middle class African-American family living in Flint, Michigan in the early 1960s from the perspective of Kenny Watson, the middle child of three.
The Birmingham riot of 1963 was a civil disorder and riot in Birmingham, Alabama, that was provoked by bombings on the night of May 11, 1963. The bombings targeted African-American leaders of the Birmingham campaign. In response, local African-Americans burned businesses and fought police throughout the downtown area.
Birmingham's nickname "The Pittsburgh of the South" recalls the historical importance of the steel industry in both cities. This history is the focus of the Sloss Furnaces historical site in Birmingham. Alabaster – The City for Families [3] Albertville – The Fire Hydrant Capital of the World [4] [5] [6] Anniston – The Model City [7]
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Birmingham Black Barons (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "African-American history in Birmingham, Alabama" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Birmingham (/ ˈ b ɜːr m ɪ ŋ h æ m / BUR-ming-ham) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States.Birmingham is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county.
Birmingham bombing may refer to: 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, 1963, by the Ku Klux Klan Birmingham pub bombings , England, 1974, by the Provisional IRA