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Black And White : The Confrontation Of Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth And Eugene "Bull" Connor (2011)

by Larry Dane Brimner(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1590787668 (ISBN13: 9781590787663)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Cakins Creek

review 1: This book takes place in the 1960’s in Birmingham, Alabama. During this time, Birmingham was a very dangerous place for black people as they fought for civil rights. The book is about two men, one a black reverend fighting for equality, and the other a white man who believes everything should stay the same. The book goes back and forth telling actual historical facts and telling the men’s stories and how their confrontation eventually changed how African-American people were viewed in the South. This helped to show validity of the book. In addition to the historical facts, there were also real photographs from this time in the book which helped to keep the reader interested. It also gave the reader a sense that these events really did happen. One thing that some people... more might see as a negative aspect of this book, is that the author is white so he does not really know what it is like to be a black person in the South. Overall, I think this book is a great introduction to the Civil Rights movement because it gives students an idea of what the South was like just a few decades ago.
review 2: This is an introduction to the events of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham for younger readers. It covers much of the same territory as Carry Me Home, but in a much simplified version. Even though is presented more simply, it presents an unflinching portrait of events. The only possible drawback is that it highlights the confrontation between Shuttlesworth and Connor, which risks reducing the Civil Rights movement to a clash between individuals. Also the Black and White in the title risks essentializing all blacks in Shuttlesworth and all whites in Connor. They were both extremes, and the Civil Rights movement was a grassroots popular movement and the resistance to it was more institutional than personal. That said, this clash of personalities and world views was part of the history of the movement and these personalities contributed to the dramatic events in Birmingham. Overall, highly recommended. less

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