Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Addie Mae
The bombing killed 4 girls and injured 23 others.
the sixteenth baptist church was bombed because on every street their was poor black people and on the other side their was rich white people, and a white man sold a black man a house on the rich white people side that's when all the bombing started to happened were many other churches that black people went too, to say prayer and to be safe so on Sunday September 15, 1963 right before Sunday morning service was Sunday school 5 girls were in the bathroom talking an fixing their hair and things the 5th one was in the stall so she didn't really get all messed up like the others. But before they died the front desk ranged and the caller said 3 minutes and hung up but something went wrong with the bomb it exploded early 15 seconds after the call the church went boom and the 4 girls were stacked up on top each other exactly.
Well, it started when 5 little black girls were in the 16th Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15,1963. It was 10:22am when the church was bombed by the KKK. A white surpremisist threw a bomb into on window of the 16th Baptist church and minutes later, a bomb went of killing 4 little girls and injuring 23 others. Only one girl out of the 5 survived. Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, and Sarah Collins were in the bathroom freshining up before sunday school. Addie Mae asked Carole to tie the sash on her dress, Carole stood there with her hands out ready to tie the sash, then the expolsives went off. Sarah called out for her sister, no response. By then, People had gathered around and many in shock. a man ran up and grabbed Sarah and took her out of the rubble. Sarah had to be transported to the hospital where she was blinded by the glass shards and debris in her eyes. Sarah Collins was the only one out of the 5 girls who survived the KKK bombing. Today, Sarah is known as, "The 5th Girl" and still lives in Birmingham, Alabama. It wasnt until 15-20 years later that the person was caught and arrested. The 16th Baptist church still stands today, remodeled, but blocked off to visitors.
In 1963, Birmingham Alabama was a place where Civil Rights Movement was at it's highest. Many discriminations were being held, and many protests were fighting back from them. Martin Luther King Junior was popularly seen there. A church bombing was held and it killed 4 young girls and injured many others. Birmingham Alabama was the height of the Civil Rights Movements in 1963.
She liked to go to church !!! She had an intimate relationship with God!!!!! When all the other kids would be dancing and playing, Joan would go to church!!!!! She liked to go to church !!! She had an intimate relationship with God!!!!! When all the other kids would be dancing and playing, Joan would go to church!!!!!
The 16th Street baptist church bombing. Here is the link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Street_Baptist_Church_bombing
Four little girls were killed and a lot of others were injured badly
Yes, the 1963 Birmingham bombing was real. It occurred at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and resulted in the deaths of four African American girls. The bombing was carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan in a targeted act of racial violence.
The bombing killed 4 girls and injured 23 others.
The four Ku Klux Klan members involved in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, were Robert Chambliss, Thomas Blanton Jr., Herman Frank Cash, and Bobby Frank Cherry. The attack killed four African American girls and injured 22 others, becoming a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. Chambliss was convicted in 1977, while Blanton and Cherry were convicted decades later, in the 2000s. Cash died before he could be charged.
The NAACP bombing, specifically the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, occurred on September 15, 1963. This tragic event resulted in the deaths of four young African American girls and highlighted the violent resistance to the civil rights movement in the United States. The bombing galvanized public opinion and increased support for civil rights legislation.
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There was not a fifth girl in the church bombing. One of the girl's, Mae Williams, sister would have been a fifth, Sarah Collins Rudolph.
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, which occurred on September 15, 1963, in Birmingham, Alabama, was carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Specifically, four Klansmen—Robert Chambliss, Thomas Blanton, Bobby Frank Cherry, and Herman Frank Cash—were implicated in the attack, which killed four African American girls and injured 22 others. The bombing was part of a broader campaign of racial violence aimed at resisting the civil rights movement in the United States. Chambliss was convicted in 1977, while the other three were convicted later, in the 2000s.
Dudley Randall wrote the poem "Ballad of Birmingham" in response to the 1963 racially motivated bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, which killed four young African American girls. The poem reflects on the tragedy of the event and the impact of racism and violence on innocent lives.
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, was motivated by racial hatred and resistance to the Civil Rights Movement. White supremacists sought to intimidate and retaliate against the growing calls for desegregation and equality for African Americans. The bombing, which killed four young girls, was a tragic manifestation of the violent backlash against efforts to achieve racial justice in the United States. It galvanized national outrage and contributed to the passage of civil rights legislation.
1963-4 African American girls are killed in the bombing of the 16th St Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL; March on Washington 1964-Civil rights groups activists are killed as they organize a massive African American voter drive known as Freedom Summer A: