Ballad of Birmingham

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Social Issues

 

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David G

 

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January 21, 2014

 

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In addition to serving his country in the Pacific theatre during World War II, Randall worked for Ford Motor Company, the U.S. Postal Service, and several libraries. In the 1960s, he built one of the most important presses in American history, Detroit Free Press, and went on to publish many works of art of African American authors, as well as several books of his own poetry, including some truly classic pieces...
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In the poem "Ballad of Birmingham," Randall uses a sad tone and irony to describe the events of one of the most vivid chapters from the civil rights movement, the bombing of a church in 1963 that wounded 21 and cost four girls their lives. The poem begins with a dialogue between mother and daughter during which, ironically, the mother forbids the daughter to march for freedom, fearing that street were unsafe and filled with violence...
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