Carolyn Maull McKinstry
Autore di While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement
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Opere di Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1948-01-13
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Clanton, Alabama, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Istruzione
- Fisk University, Nashville, TN, USA
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Beeson Divinity School, Samford University (Master of Divinity)
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- Opere
- 1
- Utenti
- 216
- Popolarità
- #103,224
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 19
- ISBN
- 10
Suddenly, a bomb exploded, throwing her friends against the wall and trapping them inside the concrete. Carolyn was haunted for years. Tired and depressed from the services, and the "what ifs'" she constantly tortured herself with, she spun more and more into severe depression. The person responsible for placing the bomb was tried, but was not arrested. There was no price paid for the death of her friends until years later when the case was once again opened.
Later, when the bombing and the deaths were examined more closely, there was retribution. But, for years, Carolyn only went through the motions of moving on. Marrying, having two children, and moving a lot when her husband's job demanded this, Carolyn grew ever depressed.
Writing and speaking about her friends brought anger and extreme sadness. It seemed that in the south, "While the World Watched," the culprits who bombed houses, who killed innocent black children and adults, got away with murder. The trial of Emmett Till only added to her sadness and anger when she realized yet another innocent young man could be blatantly murdered with no recourse. The KKK got away with their night raids of terror and their plans of severe harm.
She marched with the children as "Bull" Connor had the fire hoses blast children against buildings as their German Shepard dogs took pieces of flesh from their skin. She knew Martin Luther King personally as well as other Civil Rights advocates.
It was only her Christian faith and the knowledge that she had to forgive to move forward. I'm not sure I could have had the courage she did, nor am I sure that I could have forgiven those who blatantly, with malice watched as others were killed or maimed.
One of the best books I've read about the years during the American Civil Rights movement.
Five Stars… (altro)