The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

This book means so much to me I'm from Birmingham Alabama have lived there my whole life still there and breaks my heart to realize all the hate and all of the evil that people put others through just because of the color of their skin where One race human we all bleed red I just wish everyone could believe like I do

The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis, is one of my favorite books all-time. It shares a story of typical mid-1900s American family. The only difference is they are African American during a very segrated and tough racial time in American History. This book is told through the eyes of 10 year old Kenny Watson. There are some really hilarious times in this book, there are so "I can't put this book down" times and times that are extremely sad. When Daddy Watson decides it's time to go see Grandma in Birmingham, Alabama, something happens that makes you shocked and sad. Read The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963 to read this amazing book by Christopher Paul Curtis. -BT

Curtis' Coretta Scott King Award winning novel tells the story of the Watsons, a Michigan family who choose to move to Birmingham, Alabama to remove their oldest son Byron from hanging with the "wrong crowd". The move works for the family until the day of the burning of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church when the family must face the possibility that Joetta is trapped inside. This book is a wonderful exploration of racism and racial violence.