The bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama that killed four little girls galvanized a civil rights movement. Clips include interviews with the church's pastor and a survivor of the bombings, as well as a congressional awards ceremony. With these testimonials, scholars consider the legacy of the tragic day. 

Concepts

african american history, african americans, civil rights, the civil rights movement, the 1960s, martin luther king jr.

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video clips to supplement a lesson on the civil rights movement
• Show the video of a bombing survivor to talk about how firsthand accounts enhance the study of history

Classroom Considerations

• To show the videos, teachers need a free C-SPAN Classroom account or use the following login credentials: Username: students, Password: C-SPANCLASSROOM

Pros

• Clips are short and easy to integrate into classroom instruction
• Videos include gripping photos of the bombing

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.6 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.10