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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 11

69 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Terrorism · Topic: 16th Street Church Bombing · 69 pages OCR'd
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FD-353 (4-3-62} his granddaughter, nithia. Wesley, 14. BiThe man's solemn comment: eThe Lord giveth and the Lord aketh away." ‘he bodies of three n more € girl a identified by broken, wail: p , parents: : They’. were’ Carol Robertson; . 6. ‘daughter | of Mr. ‘and Mrs. Alvin Roberigon of 1021 Fifth orth; Denise MeNair, 11, f aughter of Mrs. Maxine Mc- fair of Bessemer Rt, 4, and. if die Mae Collins, 14, daugh- r ‘of Mrs. Alice Collins of 232 Sixth’ Court West. : ANGUISH WAS A living night- injured Negroes :. were rushed in by ambulances. EThis was the immediate toll — ken “by a dynamite explosion during worship services Sunday thao Givtaar Ceeant Ragen at wie Sixteenth Street AER Baptist Church, near downtown Birmingham. Three white persons were treated at University Hospital in the ensuing hours for cuts and hroicac from rocke hurled hy Nerve irom fOcks ured By egroes. One of them was ad- initted. ot ae - Ambulance sirens cut the ue Sunday morning quietness on Southside, beginning about | “10235 a.m, : . = HUNDREDS OF curious per- ~ sons flocked to the hospital emergency entrance. - They were held back by ropes strung around the entrance and. - Zuards stationed at the door. ‘Within minutes. hospital offi- lalewhad. summoned all avail- able help. ” concussion. Wages . : rae ee. er cae aod : : ~ : ara (Mount Clipping in Spoce Below) : 30 ambulances: could get to the emergen ne trance, ~ a t4— then hacrite outside ine hospital. Inside families-of ‘the injuredy. _and dead, were desperately: tr ing to ‘get “information: ” f. Mrs. Helon Salter, 54, a W ite woman, was brought in and ad- “We were riding throug he | ‘Grea where the bomb went, off going to the airport and mom- 2ma was hit with a brick,” Mrs. Salter’ 'S Son relaied. ‘She ‘lives - at 150 Brook Lane _ Drive. A “WHITE MAN, James R. “Slimp, 51, ‘of 329 25th Street SW, was hit by a brick. He was treated and reléased. of Chicago, on their honeymoon, passed through the bombing area. Mrs. Allen was struck by a rock and was treated and re- leased at the hospital. ~ Several other white people ‘were brought in for lacerations One Negro man, who was upstairs when the bomb went OF, said he tried desperately to keep other from panicking. B. H. WILSON SR. a trustee of the church, said he helped to lead people out of the church. After about three hours things were back to normal at the hos- pital and most of the injured had been treated and released. - The efficient mannewiswhigh .:, HOSPITAL GUARDS dispersed, - : “crowds of Negroes who gathered = Mr. and Mrs. Michael ‘allen’ .of the head and face caiised by ~ “thrown bricks and rocks. . ‘ Court North; Georgia McCar-: ter, 65, 200 Fourth Ave. ‘South: | . the Rey. J. H., “Pullen, 6520 | 58th Ave: North:- Charles” Bry: 3 ara oe an, Bal isth Way. jmy “Cross, , | 10th Ave. , South. ‘8am Zeigler, 68, ai) uth ‘Ave, ' ors “4 et OE LiL, . Geor gia. Johnson, Potire-d ‘Sixth Ave. North: ' Jones, 12, no address; Lifitan ; Pollard, 24, 57 Ninth Ave. North; - Sarah Collins, 10, address net ~, available; William Griar, 43, OL: 'yath “Court ~ West: ’ ‘Bernaditie * : ‘Mathews, 15, 1816 Center Way | SOuth. . ae ran 3) Aero ee Norin, cris ja nn eed J no address : “available; Joseph Parrish, I : ‘Jonathan (Indicate page, name af newspaper, city and state.) _¢ TE BIRMUNGHAM NEWS THE BIRMINGHAM POST -HLKALD BIRMINGHAM, ALAGAMS Date: 9/16/63 Edition: REG OTAR PINAL Autor LL LG AAC GB Editarngp VY Wl DP aa Taitle: BAPROMB BY Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: BERNE NCILA ¥ : Te — hos | vw fr Ca coe “
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