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FO-350 (Rev. 5-8-81) _ (Mount Clipping in Space Below) | fet stx7. ha From 1940- 63, d 38 ULLy nad eves racially-motivated bombings The bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was the worst in a string of Birmingham bombings that occurred during the civil rights movement, as white extremists tried to halt blacks ily The home of attorney appears for equal- Arthur Shores - was bombed three times as the Bethel ") bombings Dec. 14, 1962, two infants in nearby houses were injured by flying glass. About 10 children were in the church re- hearsing for a Christmas play when it detonated; none were hurt. There were 33 ractally motivated bombings that occurred in the city in the period 19406 to 1963. (Indicate page, name of newsnace city and state ] THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS BIRMINGHAM, AL. “Jpate. 9/12/93 Edition: SUNDAY Title: "BAPBOMB" Character: | ar 157-352 Classification: Submitting Office: BH Indexing: r As a result of information gained by the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing investigation, Ala- bama Atty. Gen. Bill Baxley was able to bring Georgia ‘white suprem- acist J.B. Stoner to trial. He was convicted of bombing the Bethel Baptist Church in 1958. Other bomb- ings. all unsolved. included: @The AG. Gaston Motel in May 1963. OS [$ 7- 35 2~S$1-! et oeaney! ee mae tae sep 18 1993 . i Ea ob te paren. Rie os 4 awe ~