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Ballad of BirminghamBy Dudley Randall

1About Dudley RandallBorn on January 14th 1914 in Washington, D.C.Moved to Detroit at the age of nineParents were Ada Viola ( teacher) and Arthur George Clyde (minister)Ruby Hudson, May 27, 1935Vivian Spencer, May 4 1957Died on August 5, 2000 at age 86

2Education and CareerPublished first poem at the age of 13 in the Young Poets Page of the Detroit Free PressGraduated high school at the age of 16Joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in July of 1943Worked for Ford Motor Company, the U.S. Postal Service, and several libraries throughout his lifeEarned a BA in English in 1941 and a Masters in Library Science in 1951Founded the Broadside Press

3Ballad of BirminghamWritten after the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AlabamaTells the tragic death of a little girl whose mother thought she was safer in churchVarious versions may include different wording She clawed in bits of glass and brick Then lifted out a shoe.'O, here's a shoe, but where's the foot, And, baby, where are you?'4Historical RelevanceChurch bombing in 196321 wounded and 4 girls diedOriginally blamed on Governor of AlabamaLater Robert Chambliss, member of KKK, was arrested and charged with murder and illegal possession of dynamite in 1963 but was found not guilty for murderWent to trial again in 1977FBI announced in 2000 that four men were involved5Ballad of Birmingham

Addie Mae Collins 11Carole Robertson 14Cynthia Wesley 14Denise McNair - 11

6Works CitedAbout the 1963 Birmingha, Bombing. Modern American Poetry. Online. Dudley Randall Biography - A Poet from an Early Age, Civil Rights Movement Inspired Randall, Broadside Press Published Black Poetry. Online. Gutstein, Dan. BLETWAY: A Poetry Quarterly. Online. Image. African American Registry. Online. Madgett, L. Naomi. Dudley Randalls Life and Career. Modern American Poetry. Online. On Ballad of Birmingham. Modern American Poetry. Online. Tennessee State University: The Ballad Of Birmingham. YouTube. Online.

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