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BH 157-352 December 25, 1956: On December 26, 1956, the front page of "The Birmingham News" carried a feature article relating the facts of a bombing wmhirh chattarad tha hoama af tha Raw KPPRN SHIrrrr EoOWNnYp HTH 2101 — FFéde Ww hh BP Ye ek ee weet BV Wek whW Jw ¥ @ & £0 AR Se hae A Fo — 29th Avenue, North, on the previous evening. This bombing occurred at approximately 10:00 P.M. and there was estimated to be at least six sticks of dynamite placed alongside the house. Rev. SHUTTLESWORTH and another man were present in the home at the time of the bombing and, as was stated in the newspaper, miraculously escaped injury. There was an attempt on the part of a crowd of Negroes to prevent police officers W. E. HOWSE and C. L. CRUTCHFIELD from entering the house immediately after the bombing; however, Rev. SHUTTLESWORTH shortly thereafter crawled from the wreckage and announced that he was not hurt and the police were permitted to conduct their investigation. This caSe»waS assigned to Detective C. B. GOLDEN of the Birmingham Police Department. Neighbors interviewed at the scene identified a black sedan and a red pickup truck as being two vehicles in the neighborhood prior to the bombing, which appeared suspicious. It should be noted that the newspaper on this date and on the date immediately preceding this bombing contained articles concerning the efforts of Rev. SHUTTLESWORTH and other Negroes to ride the city buses While ignoring The existing segregation laws on public transportation. December 31, 1956: Newspaper articles written concerning other bombings have made reference to a bombing occurring this date at the home of OTIS FLOWERS, 5713 - 3rd Avenue, North. No individual newspaper accounts or references concerning this bombing were found. April 10, 1957: Newspaper articles concerning other bombings have made reference to bomb explosions on this date which damaged Negro houses at 1135 and 1143 = 12th Place, North. No individual accounts of these bombings were found in the Birmingham files or the morgues of the Birmingham newspapers. F COVER PAGE |