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16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Victims
Status
Conviction
Type
Multiple Homicide
Date
September 15, 1963
Location
Birmingham, Alabama
Victim Age
Unknown
Gender
Female
A KKK bomb killed four young Black girls — Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Carol Denise McNair — at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Robert Chambliss was convicted in 1977. Thomas Blanton Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry were convicted in 2001 and 2002 respectively.
Last Seen / Last Known Information
September 15, 1963, 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL
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