This egregious act of domestic terrorism reverberated worldwide. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. described the bombing as “one of the most tragic and vicious crimes ever perpetrated against humanity.” It also sparked the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The blast left twelve-year-old Sarah Collins temporarily blind. For decades, she slipped into anonymity. In the book, an intimate first-hand account co-authored by Dr. Tracy Snipes, Rudolph imparts her views on topics such as the 50th-year commemoration, restitution, and racial terrorism underscored by the subsequent deadly violence of the Mother Emanuel massacre in Charleston, SC, and the Charlottesville, VA racial mob violence.

An autographed copy of The 5^th Little Girl will be available in the Museum’s store. The hybrid Book & Author Series event begins at 6:00 pm Central and is free and open for registration.  For more information, visit civilrightsmuseum.org.

The book talk series continues October 4, when the Museum highlights the book, A Few Days Full of Trouble, by co-authors Christopher Benson and Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., the cousin of Emmett Till.  This discussion will pair with the exhibit opening of Emmett Till & Mamie Till: Let the World See on October 7 at the Museum.