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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 11

69 pages · May 22, 2026 · Broad topic: Terrorism · Topic: 16th Street Church Bombing · 69 pages OCR'd
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FD-359 (4-3-62) (Mount Clipping in Space Below) 3 to pause for a “miniite’ of vl e deplore ‘and. are ees at high noon everyday! that.a place. dedicated to the rniembers of the executive! mittee of the ministers’ ‘as-) ation met in a special called ing at a downtown hotel Sun- ‘after the bombing of the, teenth Street Baptist Church. fhe tesolution calls for radio and :Stations to join the churches Ecalling Birmingham people to fimute of silent prayer. ‘he complete text of their state Eg: nt follows. _ OUR HEARTS ave broken by the. wanton act of cowardly bru fality in the bombing of the ixteenth Street Baptist Church. : fe want to express our compas Ohate concern to the families “ithe girls whose lives were Shuffed out and to those who’ were injured: We abhor this and other, gels of violence. FWe call upon every God-fear-! % person to pray, to expect a spiritual miracle of be in our community iad “We request of every citizen retrain, by word or deed, Bie id or dignity to’ jawful and malicious’ expres-‘ ‘alons which tend to excite vio- nce, hatred and; bitterness, WE APPEAL TO those who: fray’ have some bit of informa-} ‘tion which may be usetul in the} apprehension of the perpetrators; of this dastardly act to give this information immediately to the, ‘authorities, {.. "In humiliation before God, we Sail upon every God-fearing ‘per- ison regardless of race or creed! warship of God was bomhed ‘and’! we endorse the efforts of a group of laymen who have‘ pledged to raise funds for the funeral and hospital expenses of the victims and to restore (he house of worship damaged. ©. | | “We assure” the law’ enforce- Iment and Civilian Defense offi- jcers of our. concern, confidence; and ‘prayers ‘for them in,_their: courageous efforts in. this “pres-, lent situation," St, rliness + i 1 "to pause daily at high noon, wher-! {ever he is, for at least one minute) yor. We requaetttre t! (Indicate page, same of newspaper, city and state.) bt THE BIRMANGHAN NEWS THE BIRMINGHAM POST -HEKALD BUGUINGHAM, ALABAMA Date 9/16/63 Edivon: ® SvAR PINAL Author Edie: SIN Tine BAPROMB Character: BM or Classitication: Submitting Offic
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