Sikora, Frank. Until Justice Rolls Down: The Birmingham Church Bombing Case.SIKORA, Frank. Until justice rolls down; the Birmingham Church bombing case. Rev. ed. Univ. of Alabama, Fire Ant fire ant Any of a genus (Solenopsis) of insects in the ant family, several species of which are common in southern North America. They are red or yellowish and can inflict a severe sting. The semipermanent nest consists of a loose mound with open craters for ventilation. Books. 266p. illus, index, c2005.0-8173-5268-6. $20.00. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. * Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham (pronounced [ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. , in the 1960s--in the opinion of most historians--was arguably America's most segregated city. Moreover, it was becoming one of America's most dangerous cities; Birmingham was known by civil rights activists as "Bombingham" because of the Ku Klux Klan's campaign of terrorism through the bombing of black residences, businesses, and churches. Then, on one grim Sunday in September 1963, Americans were horrified hor·ri·fy tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. by the news of an especially brutal crime in that volatile Southern city. Dynamite exploded in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, and the explosion ended the lives of four 14-year-old black girls: Addle ad·dle v. ad·dled, ad·dling, ad·dles v.tr. To muddle; confuse: "My brain is a bit addled by whiskey" Eugene O'Neill. See Synonyms at confuse. Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Denise McNair. Until Justice Rolls Down is the richly detailed and scrupulously documented story of the senseless bombing, the perverse madness of the Klan's terrorism, and the investigation that led to the relatively swift prosecution and conviction of one Klansman. More significantly, though, Sikora's spellbinding spell·bind tr.v. spell·bound , spell·bind·ing, spell·binds To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate. [Back-formation from spellbound. account is also the story of the renewed probe into the case almost a quarter of a century later; through the renewed efforts of the FBI, the US Attorney's office, the Birmingham police department, and the Jefferson County Jefferson County is the name of 25 counties and one parish in the United States. The following are named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States:
More than an incredibly powerful narrative history and a scathing indictment of the Klan's racist terrorism, Until Justice Rolls Down is a moving tribute to the dedicated prosecutors and law enforcement officials who would not rest until they could cause "justice to roll down like water." No student of American history and the civil rights movement can afford to miss this important book. Tim Davis, Adjunct Instructor of Lit., Univ. of W. Florida, Pensacola, FL |
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