Question

what is the themes of Ballad of Birmingham by Dudley Randall​

Answer 1

Major Themes in “Ballad of Birmingham”: Mother's love, death and fight against racism are the major themes of this poem. The poem presents a conflict between a daughter who wants to be part of the freedom march and the mother who desires to protect her child from the dangers of protesting.

Answer 2

Dudley Randall’s poem “Ballad of Birmingham” is a tribute to a real-life church bombing in 1963, which killed four young girls. The main theme is that nothing -- not even a mother’s love or the sacred walls of a church -- can protect an innocent child from racial violence