The Gaston Bombing in Birmingham (1963) w/ Paul Kix
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Radiotopia
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audio
Podknife tags |
History
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History
Publication Date |
May 11, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:20:54

It’s May 11th. This day in 1963, a series of bombs explode in Birmingham, Alabama — one at the hotel in which Martin Luther King, Jr. was staying, and one at his brother’s house.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by journalist Paul Kix to discuss the bombings, and how they fit in to a momentous stretch of time for the Civil Rights movement, centered in Birmingham.

Paul’s new book is You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America — it’s available everywhere now!

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