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We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963
Sheila P. Moses
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-40748-6
Keywords: Civil Rights, segregation, Alabama, racism, protest marches, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
Although only 11, Rufus is determined to participate in the demonstrations being held in his city during the Spring of 1963. Author's note.