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Product details Hardcover 384 pages Publisher All Points Books (March 5, 2019) Language English ISBN-10 1250201446

Bending Toward Justice The Birmingham Church Bombing that Changed the Course of Civil Rights Doug Jones 9781250201447 Books Reviews

• Author and U. S. Senator from Alabama, Doug Jones, has written a riveting account of courtroom drama in the conviction of the surviving members responsible in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church which resulted in the death of four young girls. I was a college student at this time and well remember the embarrassment the state of Alabama and the United States advertised to the rest of the world regarding race relations that existed in our country.
  
  The book contains the preparation and three trials that took place that resulted in the conviction of the surviving individuals and concludes with Doug Jones's run for the Senate in Alabama against Roy Moore.
  
  The book reminds us of the bigotry that existed not only in Alabama but in the southern states as well along with the United States as a whole. I feel the lesson to be learned here is that we haven't come as far in equal rights for all as we'd like to think we have. In fact we are in danger of slipping backwards into those years in which bigotry held sway especially when it is preached from the high office of the President of the United States in which "Liberty and justice for all" are merely words at the end of the Pledge of Allegiance.
• He used his personal experiences to present an insightful look at the divisions of our country both past and present.
  
  By writing about past divisions, he warns of where current divisions are leading his state and our country.
  
  I am proud to have him represent me in the Senate.
  
  This a wake up call for all!
• The writer tends to write more about himself. I was very disappointed that the majority of the pictures showed the writer and his family. There were no pictures of the victims, no picture of the church, no pictures of those who were affected by the blast. I am sure even at that time in history, journalists and photographers took photos of the scene and people.
• Alabama Senator Doug Jones helped to prosecute two of the bombers of the Birmingham 16th Street Church in 1963. While it took nearly 40 years, his team was able to bring justice for the 4 girls kilos that day. This book is part personal memoir and part legal history. It shows that homegrown terrorism is not new in this country, but also that good people can defeat evil. Great book!
• Excellent writing by a straight thinker. Necessary summary of the trials of the bombers. Doug Jones as a candidate for president??
• I think this book could've been alot better. Jones is too self-serving for me.. this is almost more of a memoir than a history book. And contrary to the back cover, the book is NOT destined to become a classic of civil rights history.
  
  The 1963 bombing of the 18th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is something all of us should study, reflect on and learn from. There are plenty of other good books on it though than this one.
  
  The author spends too much time talking about his own political journey and not enough on the history of the actual bombing.
  
  An easy read, but could've been a whole lot better.
• It seems every politician has to have a book to convince folks you should vote for them. Doug Jones has written one of the best of the genre, because his is a true story of prosecuting the people (using the term loosely) who blew up the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham and killed 4 little girls.
  
  It was not an easy case. Time had passed. Witnesses were reluctant, even hostile. Even good prosecutors had kicked the can down the street because the likelihood of winning was slim. Doug Jones took the risk of losing and put murders in jail and got justice for the families. If a politician needs a calling card, this is the best one he could have IMHO. Unfortunately still, too many people disagree
• The story is a compelling one the 1963 murder, by bombing, of four little African-American girls in their Birmingham church. This is Doug Jones' personal account of his prosecution, in 2001 and 2002 as U.S. Attorney in Alabama, of the last two defendants. This book centers on the crime, the tumultuous period of civil rights conflict in those early years, and, further on, the long-delayed investigation and trial.
  
  This book is an "as told to" account, understandably, since Doug Jones is, as of late 2017, a newly-elected US Senator. Nonetheless, the narrative is readable, and seems personal, in his voice if not entirely his prose. It's not a political biography, either, though he does mention his election in the final chapters as something of an epilogue. The book is mainly about an important part of the civil rights struggle, about a dreadful terrorist crime, and about the long effort to bring about justice. The investigation and courtroom battle are central to the book and are gripping reading. Highly recommend.