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The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (1996) tells the story of 10-year-old Kenny and his family from Michigan who journey to the American South in 1963 during a time of racial violence against African Americans.

The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing is a centerpiece of the novel.

Read the Book Online

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2014

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2014

A Reading Guide to The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963 from Scholastic Book Files

Bringing The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 to the Middle School Classroom

Christopher Paul Curtis Biography

The Watsons Go To Birmingham Movie Trailer from YouTube

Full Movie from DailyMotiion

Historical Connections

Image by Andre Natta on Wikimedia Commons

Image by Andre Natta on Wikimedia Commons

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church from National Park Service

About the 1963 Birmingham Bombing from Modern American Poetry website

Birmingham Bombing from Civil Rights Digital Library

Read The New York Times account of the event

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