MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A classic set right here in Alabama, “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” is a harrowing and heartwarming tale of family bonds at a dark moment in state history.

In The Watsons Go To Birmingham, Mama and Daddy Watson worry about their son, 13-year-old Byron, because he skips school, hangs out with the wrong crowd, and is already labeled a juvenile delinquent.

The beloved children’s classic and Newbery Honor award-winner, ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963’ by Christopher Paul Curtis. Although the church bombing is central to the plot of the ...