01965cam a2200337 i 4500 1546866383 TxAuBib 20240829120000.0 220517s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022016355 9780593407486 hardcover 0593407482 hardcover (OCoLC)1291875885 TxAuBib rda Moses, Shelia P, author. We were the fire : Birmingham 1963 / Shelia P. Moses. Birmingham 1963. New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2022. 159 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Rufus lives in Birmingham, Alabama, the place Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called the most segregated place in the country. A place that in 1963 is full of civil rights activists organizing protests to show that separate is not equal. However, many grownups are afraid of losing their jobs if they participate. That's where the kids come in--they don't have any jobs to lose. So on a bright morning in May, Rufus and his friends join thousands of other students to peacefully protest in the park. When they're met with ferocious police dogs and high-pressure fire hoses, Rufus realizes that he and the other kids are the fire--and they will not be put out. Together they face the violence while singing freedom songs. And with the eyes of the world watching this shocking display of brute force against children, change finally begins to happen. William Allen White award book, 2024-2025, Grades 6-8. 20240829. Segregation Fiction. African Americans Fiction. Civil rights demonstrations Fiction. Birmingham (Ala.) History 20th century Fiction. Historical fiction. lcgft