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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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(Mount Clipping in Space Below) = “Birmingham S| S| never been brought together be- «Birmingham % 4 oe ogether b ore. tion grieved today at “Regardless of our ethnic [(tpainate eran. name Seas biers of three Negro ra lines, aur ereations, mur seacial i a lines, we have been hronght to- gether, not as Negro or white. not as Protestant or Catholic. hut as children of God threush- — out the world.” Cross compared the murders dren, victims of a chur ‘bombing which shocked t world. , Their funerals were held lab’ the Sixth Avenue Baplt Srurch, South. Services for MB: “ith the Crucifixion. Jesus disin't | UTE MUNGIHI ASE NERS ; r-old Carole Rosamond Ra: die In vain, he said. ATHE BIRAENGI As Nes: gs tson, the fourth girl to die Suu, “Somehow,” the minister said. : ee ie, were held Tuesday ~ befarl “we can identify this situation as THE BIRAINGHAN persons, including about. not being an ordinary tyne of suf. POS T-HERALL | white, at St. John’s AME. Ch wk “National Negre leaders, inchtd- dmg NAACP Executive Secret}. Moy Wilkins, came here for Scripture was read by the Rev. ber Rey. ‘Jeky H. Cross, Hobart E. Oden Jr, assistant pas- Bapfist Church. spoke at se tor at i6th Street Baptist. He read funeral of the Robertson child?’ the 23rni Psaim from the Old fering, but a suffering identified with a cause.” HE SAID their deaths hase abled te cause of righl Carole was past secrelarr of _ rr at h : Jack and Jill and treasurer of estament, an rom the Sew: seout Troep 208 at Parker High We uD ie o pe onig! Aj eae ™ = his SAID THE church bomber ‘Testament. Christ's words: ‘“Suf- Sehool, She was also secretary | aa not “only bomb the Sixteenth fer the little children to come ut her class. Street Baptist Church. did not, : or 1 rhe Phe wyp]s Chery Meturths, 1 : only mall these ‘ovely. innocent: wh i. the Pat “shaver Flove. Linda Gailard ane | . ie ; Firls, bur somehow the whole en Laura Poole — read an excerpi BLA NGHAM, ALABAMA World was shaken People every The Rey. C. E. Thomas, pas: ‘from the poem, “And Ye Shall Morac or the A \ tor at St. John, repeated stanzas ‘Find Me" and sang “I Heard a Det tee: 3/ 18/63 ords of the Apostle Paul were af the hymn, ‘Where Cross (he Forest Praying ” lal. RED STAR FINAL eG . a3 the text of Cardle 5 Crowded Ways of Life.” Before the irip te the cemetery, a aan things work together for MAN “expression” by the ne the Ber Thomas made ‘'an obser- a Martha Lathes Wins was se |. i. JOHN WW, BLOOMER Sop Mae uohuuneed tiat a t CALL CPON you in the tities BAPBOMB { i} | | | g00d {o them. that love the ne ; Lord,” began the Rev. Cross. wed, “a nega vs chedule” opreve: mi of the ministers in Birming? ‘Accept these wards,” Crass Fe Pee et ,fold Carole’s famiiy, seated in Sorat: . La i tink pews just to the right of the ‘“eHtcssarth spose in his place and) To represent unenm: ai tiny, tnat you keep coal heads, — | Suipit. — The saciets an which we five “Read Psalms QI. 37 and 27. betas: BM Carole's parents, Mr. and Mrs. | has not made safe the atree:s we Read them. Read them again vin Robertson, sat on the front | walk, the homes in shich we live, and reread them. Pray over ve ow. She was their third child. | or the House of God.” he said. 9 them, — Tlassitioitian: *FAccept them by faith,” said | “Words will nevther dry the, “Fa the vouns people ! say in | ALONG HLS Cross. “Remember our lives are! {ears nor still the pain.” stead of seting a bottle. get your otf —-- . aa + (Submerged in the will of God.’ | mother and dadety’s hand and take . : _ : - we ’ SHUTILESWORTH said, ‘dark-!them to the ballet box. If you _ . — “ “WHEN THESE atrocious acts ness will not last forever. Grief|Stoop to violence, you are no Bet- Ifere committed, they were com- Will not prevail. You. by your suf-ter than the Klan or any other Tino itted against all freedom-loving fering, hate paid another install-| ‘hate group. Violence will fever | “ | i i le the World over; 170 mij’ Ment in this great thing catled (win. ople in the’ United States freedom.” ring’ with > “Us - Tight this « Four little girls rose from the “The createst tribute you can pay to Carole is to be calm, be ~ Moment. . - section reserved for classmates, /lovely, be kind, be innocent.” “Romehqw, We have. been Girl Scouts and a youth organi- } The child was buried at Shadew nt _togetoe ‘as we baye zation. Jack and Jil, trer+thenwn Cemetery. et
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