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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-389 (4-3-62) ‘he man's solemn comment: Lord giveth and the Lord North; Denise McNair, 11, ighter of Mrs. Maxine Mc- Mrs. Alice Collins of 232” sixth Court West. ISH WAS A tiving ‘night as 15 injured Negroes Were rushed in by ambulances. ‘This was the immediate toll n by a dynamite explosion ig worship services Sunday Baptist Church, near downtown Birmingham. ‘Three white persons were treated at University Hospital in ithe ensuing hours for cuts and s from rocks hurled by Nezroes. One of them was-ad- iitted. : oe Sunday morning quietness on “Southside, beginning about *10:35 a.m, ‘ *: HUNDREDS OF curious per- sons flocked to the hospital emergency entrance. - They were held back by ropes, strung around the entrance and guards stationed at the door. * Within minutes, hospital offi- lcialghad. summoned all avail- jable help. . and dead were desperately’ the Sixteenth Street Negro - . Ambulance sirens cut the . (Mount Clipping in Spoce Below) : HOSPITAL GUARDS dispersed, serowds of Negroes who gathered: outside the hospital. _ Inside families-of the jure ing to ‘get information: woman, was brought in and ad- mitted with lacerations i concussion. . “We were riding throu e ‘rea where the bomb went off going to the airport and mom- ma was hit with a brick,” Mrs. alter’s ‘son related. She lives at 150 Brook Lane Drive. A “WHITE, MAN, Slimp, 51, ‘of 329 Street SW, was hit by a brick. He was treated and reléased. ‘of Chicago, on their honeymoon, passed through the bombing area. Mrs. Allea was struck by a rock and was treated and re- leased at the hospital. ” ~ Several other white people were brought in for lacerations of the hea thrown bricks and rocks. ~ One Negro man, who was upstairs when the bomb went Off, 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 mannewismehigh ages Mrs. Helon Salter, 54, a white james R. Mr. and Mrs, Michael Aller’ “ter, 65, 200 Fourth Ave. the Rev. J. H.. Pullen,” 6520, seth’ Avé> North;- Charles “Bry~ oc 1h th Way NOP ENS ), 807 [aus Sy: Lynn. | praca 35, “available; Joseph Parrish,”2i 10th Ave. South. |. _, Sam Zeigler, 68, 2111 1th’ Noxth; Georgia . Jotins Sixth Ave. North; “Jonat Jones, 12, no address; Lillian ; Pollard, 24, 57 Ninth Ave. North; Sarah Collins, 10, address not - available; William Griar, 43, ‘11th “Court” West; ~ Bernadine Mathews, 15, 1816 Center Way fy. Sp and face caised by © (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) 6 THE BIRMUNGHAM NLS THE BIRMINGHAM POS T-RUKALD * BIRMINGHAM, ALAGAMA Date: 9/46/53 Edition: KE Authors Ba Editon JUIN ratte: BAPROMB Character; RY Classification: Submitting Office: BLidiT NCUAM
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