Thomas Merton Center

Manuscripts of Related Collections:

Series 8: Beecher, John. "Their Blood Cries Out.", (Cupertino, California).


Box# - Folder#:  1 -

Item#:  1

Creator:  Beecher, John, 1904-1980

Date or Range:   29 September 1963

First Lines:  As a boy growing up in Birmingham, I was what was then called a "booster", filled with fierce pride in my home town.

Sub-Type:  Manuscript

Draft:  

Copy Type:  Typescript [mimeograph]

Number of pages:  8

Language:  English

Notes:  "Their Blood Cries Out, an address given at a Community-Wide Memorial Rally for the victims of the Birmingham bombing held at the Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, Sunday, September 29, 1963." Inscribed and signed by Johh Beecher "For Father Illtud Evans with best wishes."