The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

The topic of Civil Rights is an interesting topic for so many people. This event changed history forever and allowed some people who couldn’t even get good jobs to become president of the United States or even have the same rights as others. In the book The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963, the author, Christopher Paul Curtis, wrote a story about a family that is living in this time. The author mostly focused on telling us a story of the Watson family and not really any historical events. I really would've liked it if the book gave more information on civil rights and not just have one historical event happen at the end of the book. Adding some more facts and history would have made the book more interesting. All in all, the book The Watsons Go

Discrimination is another key concern for the author as he is struggling to overcome poverty, racism and intolerance. Discrimination comes in many different forms and is defined by the textbook as being any behavior directed against persons because of their membership in a particular group. As a young man Williams experienced many acts of discrimination directed towards both himself and his family. For example, after fishing one evening Carl wanted a soda but couldn?t get one from the drive-in they were passing because ?blacks were barred from the drive-in like every down-town restaurant? (Williams, 225). Another example of discrimination appears in the text when Black students were unable to obtain teaching positions once they graduated from Ball State University because of the color of their skin.

In order to understand the characters, or character from the movie, The Watsons Go to Birmingham, you have to first understand what the movie is about. This movie is about an African American family during the summer of 1963. This family consists of the father (Daniel), mother (Wilona), their two sons Kenny and Byron and their daughter Joetta. The Watson family lives in Flint, Michigan, but decided to take a summer trip down to Birmingham to visit Wilonas’ mother. The planned trip was to get Byron, their juvenile delinquent son, to realize that he needs to get his act together. But as the weeks pass by in Birmingham, they realize how much they love Michigan and would rather be back at home. The character I would like to dissect, is their fifteen year old son Byron. To me, Byron was the only character that went through a major change over the summer of 1963. Byron showed characteristics and actions of how the Europeans used to treat African Americans, but as the movie progresses Byron starts to change and embrace his family and race more. In the beginning Byron was rebellious, unconsciously wanted to be white, and had a nonchalant attitude but then he changes and becomes comforting to his little brother Kenny.

In the second paragrpah were it states ''Two youngsters from New Jersey-sixteen-year-old Edwina Johnson and her brother Marshall, who was fifteen-arrived in Montgomery to visit relatives during the summer of 1949. No one told them about the city’s segregation laws for buses, and one day they boarded a bus and sat down by a white man and boy'' the reader learns that bus segregation was an issue in Montgomery at that time. Also the reader can infer that in New Jersey, buses were not segregated, since the Johnsons did not see that their actions would be a problem and in paragraph three of the excerpt he confirms '' Up North, they were accustomed to riding integrated buses and trains. They didn’t see now why they should give up their

School Segregation was really rough for African Americans. Virginia Historical Society workers explained that “these schools were at the mercy of the white controlled state government for

Everyone creates their own movie adaptation of any novel they’re reading in their heads, whether it’s how the characters sound like to what their living room furniture looks like. Sometimes our favorite novels’ movie adaptation is just not sufficient in the way that it doesn’t stay true to the book and ruins your fantasy version of how the movie should have been. Whether if the plot was too drastically changed or your beloved characters are forever tainted by their non-worthy movie counterparts. In one's opinion, the movie adaptation of the book "Watsons go to Birmingham-1963" could have marred people’s opinion of the novel's story. The book “The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963” is centered on the Watson family as they take a trip to, you guessed it, Birmingham

The book Coming of Age in Mississippi goes into detail about a very prominent time in United States history. The book takes us back to a time where the issue of civil rights began to rise eventually reaching its peak marking this an unforgettable time in history for that generation and for generations to come. During this time the south in general was already a tough place to be in, but the in the Deep South things were even worse, which is where the story takes place. Not only was race a huge issue other things factored into these trying times such as huge levels of poverty, and various acts of violence. Although all of these factors played a crucial part to the make-up of the Civil Rights Movement, the one that stands out the most is prejudice with the other factors such as unfair gender roles and poverty falling suit behind.

In the mid 1900’s segregation was at its peak. White males would be prejudice over Black males. They had different schools, developments, and transportation for each color. The more dominant color of white men and women would get the nicer facilities. White children would not talk to black children or play with them. Although they were all people they were not seen as equals. The Scottsboro Trials are an example of how everybody’s views on society were biased towards the fact the whites were greater than blacks. Nine black men were accused of rape by two white women while riding a freight train departing from Paint Rock, Tennessee for Memphis, Tennessee.

The Watsons Go To Birmingham -1963, written by Christopher Paul Curtis, is a humorous and touching piece of historical fiction. This book features the “Weird Watsons,” a family that lives in Flint, Michigan. Each chapter is a different story about Kenny and his life with his family. The Watsons Go To Birmingham -1963 is a historical fiction novel.

In the novel The Watsons go to Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis the narrator, Kenny, is a ten year old boy who lives in Flint, Michigan with his family. Kenny’s older brother, Byron, is an obnoxious teenager that does not follow the rules. Kenny wonders why his brother, Byron, treats people so horribly. According to page sixteen of the novel, The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963, when Byron was stuck to the mirror, Kenny didn’t do anything to torture Byron, but if it was Kenny stuck to the mirror, Byron would have done “some real cruel stuff” to Kenny.

During the Civil Rights Movement the North and the South were completely different. In the North for example Flint, Michigan had a very different opinion about race than South. The Watsons, a family that lived in Flint, Michigan had a diverse outlook between themselves which caused problems between their kids. Byron and Kenny always argued and fought. Throughout The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis, Byron and Kenny showed their similarities and differences.

The two novels I am interested in analyzing for my final paper are The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 and Tunes for Bears to Dance to. The first connection between the works was the way each author integrated bleak and sensitive history into a children’s novel without being too dismal for youths but still delivering the important morals of their stories. Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963, gradually brought the readers into the middle of the civil rights movement in the deep south from the highly contrasted north, which is where the Watson family lives. Curtis progressively developed the southern culture and racial prejudice through the mother’s language, Kenny’s intelligence, and Byron’s actions which leads

If this novel were to be written for any other audience it would not raise as much awareness of the ongoing problems during this time when looking back at it from today. If this novel were to be read by someone who did not understand the concepts of segregation and power then it would be hard for them to understand this novel. This novel could be most understandable by people during that time period in that location due to things likely relatable happening to them as well, if they were of mixed raced specifically but the ideas and parts of the segregation near the end of the novel with Mrs.Turner being against Janie’s marriage with Teacake and the burying of bodies a certain

While segregation laws differentiated between different states, we will be focusing on Alabama and how the laws evolved throughout the 19th century. Given research from what was once a slave state, looking through cultural and social lenses suggests that many African Americans struggled ,even after they finally were rewarded their freedom, in the school system, public places, and in churches. Body Paragraph Topic: Segregation in The Public School System Segregation repeatedly occurred in the 19th century’s school system due to the social status that African Americans were given post slavery. Dr. Deeptha Thattai, an associates professor in water and environment who works for the Faculty of Engineering and Technology on the Kattankulathur Campus, has a solid understanding on racial injustices.

Siblings can develop a different bond than they had before. In the story, The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963. Two brothers Byron and Kenny started off disliking each other but gradually created a bond and talked to each other. Although the brothers hated each other at first, they eventually grew to love each other and realized they needed each other.