Talking Civics Podcast

Episode 1: Doug Jones Doug Jones played a pivotal role as United States attorney in the prosecution of two former Ku Klux Klansmen for the murder of four young girls in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The bombing was a deadly act of violence that revealed the brutal side of racism to the world and helped generate widespread support for the civil rights movement. Part 1 Doug Jones recalls growing up in a segregated suburban area just west of Birmingham and talks about how he became involved in reopening the case of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.

Episode 2: Janice Kelsey As a teenager, Janice Kelsey participated in the Children's March in Birmingham, Alabama. The Children's March was organized by Reverend James Bevel as a nonviolent civil rights protest. Kelsey went on to become a lifelong educator in Birmingham who continued to share her experiences with her students and others about her role as a foot soldier in the fight again racial discrimination.

Episode 1: Doug Jones Doug Jones played a pivotal role as United States attorney in the prosecution of two former Ku Klux Klansmen for the murder of four young girls in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The bombing was a deadly act of violence that revealed the brutal side of racism to the world and helped generate widespread support for the civil rights movement. Part 2 Doug Jones recounts his prosecution of Thomas Blanton, Jr., and Bobby Frank Cherry for bombing the 16th Street Baptist Street Church and considers the significance of this event in the context of the civil rights movement.