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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 22

69 pages · May 22, 2026 · Broad topic: Terrorism · Topic: 16th Street Church Bombing · 67 pages OCR'd
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FD-386 (Rev, 7-16-63) _(Mount Clipping in Space Below) srights k bitte EBL, says it still iatks gilling four small Negro gitls. he agency also said in Wash- immer. hzIn a statement from Washing- ton’ a spoke was quoted as saying mbing but there is insufficient evidence to make any arrests, AT THE SAME TTMF the agency was highly critical of the Alabama State Troopers whom they said “prejudiced” the investigation with prema- ‘ture arrests The churck was bombed on Sept. 15. 196) The four girls were among hundreds attend. ing Sunday School when the blast ripped through the struc- ture. In its statement, the FBI said, “this investigation was prejudiced by premature ar- resis made hy the Mabama bombers and | lon “it Knows whe killed the} jdevelop the case for prosecu-, ee young civil rights work-! in Philadelphia, Miss., last: The three civil. rights work- an for the FBI} /York:' Michael Schwerner, 24, ‘a smalil lof Brooklyn, N.Y. and a Ne- group of Kiansmen" is believed; to be responsible for the church] |Meridian, chagaeilaiih ee inegay? of dynamite. ee vieted in Recordets it. bat fappealed and were fagcent in Circuit Cou ‘be church was the sé een rights~ defons the Spring ahd-<stim-| mer 6f-1963. The bombing was the last and) most serious one in a long series of racially. connected attacks on; a-motel-and-the homes andi Churches of Negroes. IN CONNECTION with the Philadelphia, Miss., case, the FBI-spokesman said “intensive investigation is continuing to jtion aS quickly as possible.” ers killed last June were. An- drew Goodman, 90, of New gro, James Chaney, 21, of . Miss. ~ Their bodies were found in a | deep Brave near Philadelphia | ltwo months after they were last seen alive, They had been ishot a Highway Patrol. Consequent- , ly it has not yet been possible | to obtain evidence or contes- | sions to assure successful | prosecution.” State Troupers arrested three men shortly after Gov. George: Wallace announced evidence had been found that would solve the series of t smingham. mbings in Bir ' H | | CHARLES CAGLE, R. E. cues om John Rattwere, {Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) 1 THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS — Birmingham, Alabama vee 11-26-64 Holiday tie BAPBOMB } Classiti ovny atnce: BERMENGILY tnvewtgated ‘SEARCHED. SERIALIZED NOV 29 1964 FBI— BIRMINGHAM
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