Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History The Gaston Bombing in Birmingham (1963) w/ Paul Kix

The Gaston Bombing in Birmingham (1963) w/ Paul Kix

Published: May 11, 2023, 2:27 p.m.

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It\\u2019s May 11th. This day in 1963, a series of bombs explode in Birmingham, Alabama \\u2014 one at the hotel in which Martin Luther King, Jr. was staying, and one at his brother\\u2019s house.

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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.

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Paul\\u2019s new book is You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America \\u2014 it\\u2019s available everywhere now!

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