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In an interview given to Scholastic's Online Reading Club writer Christopher Paul Curtis said the inspiration to write The Watsons Go To Birmingham because his wife had given him a year off to write. Many of his childhood stories made it in to the book including the Nazi Parachutes and family interactions.

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Christopher Paul Curtis was inspired to write "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by his own childhood experiences growing up in Flint, Michigan. He wanted to explore themes of family, humor, and the Civil Rights Movement in a way that was relatable and meaningful to young readers.

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it came from a trip he took with his family in 1998.

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Christopher paul Curtis wrote The Watsons Go to Birmingham to explain racisim

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for people to understand about racism

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His wife...(:

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