Voices Raised: "Hello Birmingham" by Ani Difranco

The interpretation I had of this song during making it was in a sense wrong, but that's what makes us human. Through Ani Difrancos' song, "Hello Birmingham", I tried to depict it through the usage of various images. Thanks for watching! PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Music

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• Ani
• Difranco
• Hello
• Birmingham
• Martin
• Luther
• King
• Barack
• Obama
• indie
• alternative

[popstar79]

What an amazing video!! Ani is wonderful and you really brought a nice sense of visual history to accompany her powerful words. Many kudos!!! =)

[3Kobe7]

Thanks!!!!! Your comment is greatly appreciated!!!

[greengirl8810]

You did a good job with this video, but this song is chiefly about abortion and the murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian by James Kopp in Buffalo. As a native Buffalonian, this song affects me so much...just the horror of it. Buffalo is so riddled with problems, the violence here just one thing...we are one of the most segregated cities in the US, so the allusion to Birmingham is effective, as is the juxtaposition of racism to Christian radicalism.

[3Kobe7]

WOW! You really opened my eyes with your comment! I had no idea about the background info to this song. I honestly thought it was basically about segregation in Birmingham during the 1960's. I'll try next time to research my information more wholly. Anyways, I really appreciate your comment and knowledge and I hope your New Year has been amazing! Au Revoir!

[fileboy2002]

RIP, Dr. Tiller.

Maybe it's time we stop screwing around and call the good-for-nothing People of God what they are: domestic terrorists. Let's send a few of these bastards to Guantanamo Bay and see if the Lord frees them.

[dangerangel]

RIP Dr. George Tiller

[DungeonSF]

hello , arizona ??

[loner1878]

@gayaudigali

You are one sick ignorant fuck. People like you are repugnant.

[loner1878]

How many more doctors will we need to be remembered to this song? Something needs to be done about the crazed anti fanatics. I hate every single one of them.

[aaronbrakefield]

@fileboy2002 amen amen amen

[LeadDogProductions]

This song alone is incredibly powerful, but your editing is very good and really drives it home. And I think it's very poignant at the current political climate. Thank you!

[gayaudigali]

While the murder of Dr King was a tradegy, personally, I don't find the murder of dr tiller repugnant. Karma came to visit the murderer of unborn innocents.

[ichbineintoober]

Tiller got whacked hahah

ohhhh that holy saint that he was, oh yeah oh yeah

Tiller freed the slaves, taught democrats to read, and abolished menstruation. He taught chuck norris about the g-spot.

No actually he got 5000 dollars a pop to slice and dice babies.

You'd have to be one rotten nasty whore to celebrate something like that.

Your death cult is dying, old whores.

Tiller sits in gehenna tonight, and forever, and there's not a damn thing you can do about it.

[calliopezhang11]

I wondered what the comments for this video would like, after Sunday. I'm really touched.