The gentle giant of Dynamite Hill : the untold story of Arthur Shores and his family's fight for civil rights

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Label

The gentle giant of Dynamite Hill : the untold story of Arthur Shores and his family's fight for civil rights

Title remainder

the untold story of Arthur Shores and his family's fight for civil rights

Statement of responsibility

Helen Shores Lee & Barbara S. Shores, with Denise George

Creator

• Lee, Helen Shores, 1941-

Contributor

• George, Denise
• hoopla digital
• Ross, Valerie
• Shores, Barbara, 1945-

Author

• Shores, Barbara, 1945-
• George, Denise
• Lee, Helen Shores, 1941-

Narrator

• Ross, Valerie

Subject

• Civil rights movements -- Alabama | Birmingham -- History -- 20th century
• Civil rights workers -- Alabama | Birmingham -- Biography
• Shores, Arthur D., (Arthur Davis), 1904-1996
• African American lawyers -- Alabama | Birmingham -- Biography
• African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama | Birmingham -- History -- 20th century
• Birmingham (Ala.) -- Biography
• Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations | History -- 20th century

Genre

• Biography

Language

eng

Summary

These are the firsthand accounts of sisters Helen and Barbara Shores growing up with their father, Arthur Shores, a prominent Civil Rights attorney, during the 60s in the Jim Crow south Birmingham district - a frequent target of the Ku Klux Klan. Between 1948 and 1963, some 50 unsolved Klan bombings happened in Smithfield where the Shores family lived, earning their neighborhood the nickname "Dynamite Hill." Due to his work, Shores' daughter, Barbara, barely survived a kidnapping attempt. Twice, in 1963, Klan members bombed their home, sending Theodora to the hospital with a brain concussion and killing Tasso, the family's cocker spaniel. The family narrowly escaped a third bombing attempt on their home in the spring of 1965. The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill is an incredible story of a family's unfair suffering, but also of the Shores' overcoming. This family's sacrificial commitment, courage, determination, and triumph inspire us today through this story and the selfless service, work, and lives of Helen Shores Lee and Barbara Sylvia Shores

Accompanying matter

technical information on music

Cataloging source

Midwest

Dewey number

• 323.092
• B

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

other

PerformerNote

Read by Valerie Ross

Target audience

adult

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable