Ballad of Birmingham Resources

Read more on the tragic 1963 bombing.

This is cool. Not every poem has its own website.

Learn more about the poet and his works here.

Here's a video compiling some tragic images from the bombing.

Check out these videos about Birmingham's spot in the Civil Rights Movement.

Hear the words put to music.

Here's another version of the poem put to music.

Check out the poet and his trusty typewriter.

Here's an image from the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, 1963.

Read the news article from the day of the bombing.

See why his influence is still felt today.

Get a selection of Randall's writings, collected in book form.

This book has more on Birmingham and the Civil Rights Movement.