WHAT?
- This book follows around Carolyn Maull McKinstry and her experiences. Living in Birmingham, she is frequently affected by bombings and racial movements. Having lost 4 good friends in the bombing, she shares her stories of tragedy and mourning. She begins to struggle with depression and other things in her life.
- One thing that stood out to me was how segregated the town actually was. I knew it was pretty bad and all, but I didn’t actually believe it was that bad to be honest.
- What happened in the long run? She was one of the few who witnessed the bombing but lived through it. She was forced to testify in court FOR the person who lit the bomb that killed all her friends. It truly was a petrifying experience.
SO WHAT?
- I learned quite a bit. It hadn’t really ever dawned on me how harsh the segregation used to be. Being a scrawny little white kid, I don’t think that ever dawned on me as properly as it should’ve.
- Lessons? I feel like from this I should take away the fact that people shouldn’t be judged to do a genetic thing; their skin. They can’t fix that or do anything about it. It’s a thing they’re born with and they aren’t at fault for doing it.
- It’s so important due to the fact that despite it’s resolved somewhat, it’s still a serious thing. Sure, we drink from the same drinking fountain, but there are still a ton of white supremacy groups nonetheless.
WHAT NOW?
- I don’t really feel as though I have anything to act differently upon. Growing up in a majorly white society, we don’t have many blacks here, so thankfully we don’t see much segregation. Or do we?