Analysis Of The Ballad Of Birmingham By Dudley Randall

In the poem "The Ballad of Birmingham" by Dudley Randall,the historical events are being used in the poem by talking about racism. In the poem, African-American were being bomb by the whites and in the past, there were alot of racism. The bombing occurred at the African-American 16th street Baptist church, September 15, 1965. Four members of the Ku Klux Klan planted at least 15 sticks of dynamite attached to a timing device beneath the front steps of the church. It was an act of white supremacist terrorism.The church was targeted because it was a headquarters for the civil rights. These make an impact on the readers because till this day, racism is still going in the society. In the poem, the mother said "No, baby, no, you may not