Last week during Birmingham's
Sidewalk Film Festival, Spike Lee's 1997 movie
Four Little Girls was shown around town at area churches. I saw it for the first time at my church, Independent Presbyterian Church. This documentary film chronicles events leading up to and after the senseless bombing at the
16th Street Baptist Church, killing 4 young girls. It was a powerful and painful film to watch, but this story needs to be told again and again lest we forget. Birmingham has come a long way since those days of the Civil Rights Movement, but we still have work to do, as do Americans across our country.
I will be teaching my photography class, From Snapshots to Creative Photographs at Samford After Sundown again this fall. Please share this link with anyone who might be interested in the Birmingham area.
Also, for those of you planning a trip to Paris, or just dreaming of one, I"ll be teaching a one day workshop, Weekend In Paris at Samford on Sept. 28 from 9-3. I will share travel tips, a bit of French culture and language as well my favorites things to see and do in Paris. In the afternoon we will talk photography and how to bring home fabulous photographs from your travels.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. It took the lives of 4 innocent little girls that day. There will be a dedication of a sculpture in their memory today across the street from the church in Kelly Ingram Park. I think this peace pole at the church says it all.
