2. Ballad of Birmingham By Dudley Randall

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

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

5. Written after the bombing of the 16 th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama Tells the tragic death of a little girl whose mother thought she was safer in church Various 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?'

6. Church bombing in 1963 21 wounded and 4 girls died Originally blamed on Governor of Alabama Later Robert Chambliss, member of KKK, was arrested and charged with murder and illegal possession of dynamite in 1963 but was found not guilty for murder Went to trial again in 1977 FBI announced in 2000 that four men were involved

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

8. “About the 1963 Birmingha, Bombing.” Modern American Poetry. Online. http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/randall/birmingham.htm 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 Randall’s Life and Career.” Modern American Poetry. Online. “On ‘Ballad of Birmingham’”. Modern American Poetry. Online. http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/randall/ballad.htm “Tennessee State University: The Ballad Of Birmingham.” YouTube. Online. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHxG2b4rAlA