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5- TYPE 01' CELEB invlvedi Bombing of a. Negro church in which
four children killed.
T. Connection or status of subject in the case: pr
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8. Specific information bein soughtime suspect.
B I Leads to identity of bombers.
9. Reasons for believing the specific information will be obtained by the
technical surveillance: This and other suspects appear to be
relaxing and perhaps will discuss.
case with other suspects.
10. Importance of case and subject:
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4Case is of national importance.
Suspect is one of prime suspects.
Ll. Possibilities of obtaining desired information by other means
Explain in detail!! None known unless subjects confess
12. Risks of detection involved: None. Full security assured.
13. Probable length of technical surveillance: 15 days,
l1+. Request made for technical surveillance b any outside agency name specific official, title and agencyg: none
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iqiornation may be developed leading to the identification
or the perpetrators of the bombing, which bobing killed
fvur ssill Regro children on September 15, 1963.
5 5: In view of the tense racial situation in
Birmingham, further intlesed by the hmhisgs, it is
believed that additional activity on the part of those
who are responsible for the bombings could easily lead
to more rioting, bloodshed and loss of life, materially
afiecting the security oi the United States.
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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3 - BirminghamDIRECTOR FBI 57-1025! JUNE
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ROBERT EDWARD CHAMLISS
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Date Installed
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10/22/63
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DIRECTOR, FBI 57-1025!mom; 'fsAc, KNOXVILLE 6-813! P!
SUBJECT:' h BlQ.P BOMB JUNE
Re Knoxville iirtel to Bureau 10/24/63
On 10/30/63,
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residence. Also, based on facts referenced airtel, and ,
referenced telephone conversation 10/30/63, MISUR not possibler1
without entrance,
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AIRTEL AIBIAIL* W I W I I idem; afneiiwa ofllailing!Cl __ __
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI 57-1025! ATTN. Electronics Section,
FBI Lnboratoryg _FROM: _g,.3AC FVBIQIINGHAI 57-352-SF-2! W * I
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___,_______ _ _ _,__________ ___ ____ II RE: Tsuuniunn ruuirlznr - "BAT"
I There is being forwarded under separate cover by
Registered Hail one "BAT" with two External Microphones.
As previously advised, this "BAT" was altered with I
intent to qgchange it for the "BAT" that was recently discovered;;
I however, this was not P°ss1b1e.
The "BAT" and microphones are being returned for
disposition by the Bureau and need not be replaced.
W ¬!- Bureau Al - RH!
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FREEDOM OF INFORB/lATIONfPRIVACY ACTS SECTION
COVER SHEET
SUBJECT: BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
BOMBING/SEPTEMBERCC 15,__ 1963
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The Philadelphia Inquirer oi September l?, l963,
Final City Edition, on Page Six carried a story regarding a
statement by Philip B, Savage, Triestate Director of the NAACP
that this organization was proposing a special memorial
service to be held at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, September 21, 1963,
in Convention Hall, Philadelphia, in memory of the victims of
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that hit Birmingham last April,_
will fly to the Alabama city, aiTncfign H r92|' 92.I92'92L ernnn 92;f |....n. - new. ;1b!92!l9292.-_flAlLlll _j&ll92J| 5
lie heads the department's civil
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torney general and J0hn_ Nolan,av attorney: gene1'al's administia3; é'_assi5tant. " I
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1'1'_nany "agents will be involved.
Marshall presumably will re-
port any firidins to Atty. Gen.!Iennedyhwho iipast similar situ-|a ens has kept-his brother, Pres
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minghani today is zi tia1g,ic 92'Cl1t|Sti.Hil tour-ii with Birmingham P04
1§_hi-:11 hab saddened ail Ala-lice Chief Jamie Moore and has
Bmians The ]'l -l]1Et[it[UI'.~ of this ridvised hief Moore that the en-
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The executive coifimittee of the
viinisters' Association of Greater
Birmingham Thursday -approved
zhe call for the meetirig, -7
DR. JOHN BUCHANAN, Bir-
mingham Baptist Hospital Chap-
lain and retired pastor of South-
side Baptist Church, and Dr.
John C. Turner, rector of the
Episcopal Church of the Advent.
presented the appeal to the asst}
ciations executive comrnittee.
The Rev, Ernest Fianiken,_t_he
i'fissnciaton's vice president. call ft
re meeting in the absence of D ;.vi. Landon Miller, presitieiit, ' |
ii Dr.'Buchanan told 'rh'e1riber.92'
of the executive committee that
he felt it was time that there-
ligioits forces of Birmingham
be mobilized to snpp-ort ulawiand
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hat aii ciergymen pre's'ent' the
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$Di;. L. H. Pitts, president of
Miles College said yesterdays
chigrch bombing "has pushed us.
right to the end of a very rlangei'~.
pus yqluan0."2 Dr. Pitts .*;ai hth:1l more lITl.ii~i'igs were likely to occur until
e Mayor and; the City Counclil
I ke more pooitjie steps."
I think it is an O[3|JOl'i.lllllt}-' for
lour Christian itH¬i£l'92_ both Negro
fand white, to come together and
move aheutl to t-oi-rect this situ-
tion," Pitts continued, '
Chi-istiaii Leaders H
I think the I92lay0i' and Council
could call the white and Negro
Chi'i.<li:in leaders tog'0lhei- and iri-
volve the in;-iiii economic powers
nf our vniiiniiiiiili-_ and let [h9>e
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in Bii'niin{_;li:-ii"ii. Pitts sa
can? he s0l92"e_=i_l by hope and pray
Ci tiiitiiltf ll ii.r_s in he >toppeti by
P@'"lJ]92' who Wllili. to tackle it tu-
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i.;_jIhe_1ove that forgites" wasle .Sunday School lesson at the- ixteenth Street Bapttst Churn-ill.
It was ne92er finished.Y; A bomb exploded there aiflltwlstetl the lesson into un e.92pt
'ence of contusion, terror and
eath.
.'-.__Whoknows on what part the
Tour Negro children were read-giilg when they were killed, their
_;gie_~; nu by flying glass and' ortar?
, Maybe they had reached thel
t.j,'end of the lesson, with a Bi-
ble passage from lltttthew:
,;j But I say unto you, love your
enemies.",_. 'Uhe childrei were nieetitlg lln
va!ions paitslol the church:
ll l , _ .lsonde -were tn, lhe l!il:sEl1lt.l'li{{.some in the l-lnnn room, anl
others in an adjacent Sunday
School building.
Clock Stopped at I012-5
The four killer? 9292i_-ac in the
b;:_-t-n:c:!l. ~92|lt*;~, .l wltltit in
stopped at ill J3
Shattered u l n d u u >1 large
pieces of mortar, and a broken "
marble plaque commemorating
the loundin;,' ol the rllllllill illI873 are mute testimony to théii
i¬ltall'tltIll'ltl there '=
ll In one small room are patches;
-of blood on the oor. At the
end of a short! piece oi glass is
more blood. I
lip the steps. in the ITl3ll1|
room. where church services{Ere regularly'held tor a con-i
li stopped at 10§L*2.
Glass is scatt red on the Woodregation of lino, the lok
t l
en pews. over the piano and 01-
gan. on the pulpit. The ol'3H'l
-pipes were left intact.
Telephone Rinllltlg
trewnwith litter t9292'Lstecltabl<!-iflmlli 9" ll"? Ll1llI' h Sid? WOL-- . ' - ~ tr 'P l a l-{ll 1 h-on b ind mortar A phone the-ie llllf? I-192 tfn I er a e QB!oom - the pastor's- --t x - .-92 it I;- No, we do_nt know the names
I who was killed._kI4'm_goi gI wn to the hospital soon.'1:!o t
; ou worry, he says softly. !
Outside, Negroes who Lire
near the church stand around
quietly, watching the parade of
shotgun-armed policemen, fire-
men and newsmen as they step
among shattered glass and
stones.
M. W. _Pippen' looks first
the church and then his store.
Social Cleaners, which he owns
with his brother. The store
damage runs in the thousands
of dollars.
But the dama-,:e to his heart
is more.
"My granclbaliy was one of
those killed," he says.
"Eta-ten years old I helped
pull the rocks off her. 1 got
one of her shoes in there,"
he motions his liead toward theat
I .
. 92ou know how I feel. l Iee
lllljk blouiiitj the 9292holt- zuun;
up
"Weak-minded people, that's
who brought it on."
Two other stores and a con-
tracting company office were
shattered by the blast. Apart-
ment rooms above the stores
were shattered Their windows
were knocked completely out.
Four cars were destroyed by
the impact and flying rocks.
Mattie Tonson, landlady of an
apartment house located about
five paces behind the church.
said her huge wooden frame
house was heavily damaged.
Boarders swept broken glas
off the floors as she talked.
Like ThttItder_ , _
"It shook the house realbad.
I thought it was a fire at first
because there was a"lot '0!ipide oi his shattered btltllt
It :
ljlonstantly. a n w e 1' r d bl? lj there .i -
hurch dent-onlS Dl-e, I ' I 'A_'._,41 .' Behind the pulpit is a little Tonson"said 'sl1e thoudlqtlwhich .51 t arder living on the grotixid__ - - 0- A _--,. - W, -~~ - ~92»=-.-- 1-'.'Xi§».,.,;y-pg:--Rtr-!.1E:3fI-==§I'"~1',= 1 _ » _ ~ " 1 u_;._ ___ V ,.,;~ g I r -i *3
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It soundedjust like a,'"cIa'of thunder, and then there jva :
_a' lg ball _of _ s;ni_oke,"a_ _iit'1othe_n hbor said. '- '{
young Negro looks at news-
men from his po1ch:_'_IjIe__iscourteotts. ' but"hisd'éyes are
angry. , _ ,
"What are y'all going to do,
about all this bombing? Looks
like its up to the colored folks
to do somettu'ng." _ 92 _
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corners were dispersed and
d1-iven several blocks away by
helmeted policemen, just to
discourage any possible rioting.
But they are quiet. They watch.
Negro Community Angry
The Neg ro community is
angry now, police have no
asked for help froh the Stat l
IFTroopersI .
Said Capt. Jack Warren, who
nwith three men. was the first
Lon the st-one after the homb-
lll__{
"The crowtl came from no-'
where. Man, they were mad,
mad? I wouldn't have given
you I5 cents for my life-. I've
seen a lot of these things. I
begged them on the bullhorn;
But it didn't do much good." -
Capt, Warren said many Ne
gro-es sta1'lr.'cl throwing rocks .
his men, but none were hi-A Negro civil defense captzjl
came along just in time to
help calm the angry crowd," be
aid
ould have had a ter-
rible thing." - - . ,=
The Rev. N. H, Smith, Negro
minister and general secretary
of the Alabama Christian Move-
1fne~nt for Civil_R_ights,Lstood oh
the steps of the church about;
noon; The community was _rio "~quiet , V._ .1.-_ .-12.-i-_ - '1'; _=-_-292»_f_.[..
"I think the attitudeof t
Negro community would chan,if someone were apprehendcl-rbed tor these dastard I,
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_ His sermon that day at the I
ew Pilgrim Baptist Church? 1 The Seven Deadly Sins.
' he seventh, "seeding disuor V"mong hrethern."
A bomb went off, I-our are.Qiead. Thousands are angry.5|_As bcfore, citizens of B|_|'-
irningham»caIled Lhe "i92]:ig_u.fifity"-wait to see what wiil
I-Jppvll.
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i 5URVi_VOR5A grieving Negro. family got-hereci oufside thelbombed T6rh
Streef Bophst Church yesterday, 4_F_rQrn left are on unidentified Negro man";92.K.r92 92192/ Di.-|-J-92 ,-..-92r.>»-».{-n- AI 92 ..._1._l_lJ.-L.___._1. _, -..__ .r _ _. _._ n.| n l'.:YLl-_. II- I ||..I|-|I||' u|,;c1 ulul u|_ cai ;Ui[l;ll[Ill8{92l CILI-'U§>§ HE STFBETI N92T5_ lj -."-ind Jones. Ond W. J. COMB. . Of the victims of the bfcist, II-yecrr-lsrdenise McNc:ir, was Mr. Pippir1'S - ' - '
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|imb¬TS cmd debris in the rubble of Th Six'teenth §rreef Bcipiisf Church,
qj dynamite bomb k:i|&d four persons Tm? b0mb r'PP¬_7| Out the. VOf the |;,U,|dmg7 U5 Shown Obovef gnd 55 ed gloss Qnd wreckcige into the street.xi WHERE some wzur OFF,/X iow Offiw mspeds ""8
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A cumw cuuncnI"- L. ILOtt_icers of the Birmingham police and the Jeffersonf92dUUrT-yl sneritfs ottice, wearing "hard hots and carrying riot weapons, guardedthe Sixteenth Street Baptist Church yesterday, after a 15-stick dynamite bomb
k Fi led four persons during services Other officers, from outlying municipalities,were brought into the situation to heig maintain order. -----'*'
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STAINED GLASS SMASHED -- The
qforce of 0 75-sttck dynamite bomb killed four personsnd smashed the wiHdOw5 of the 16th Street Baptistléhurch yesterday The picture above, Cl figure of' hrist in 0 stained gl window, shows pieces of thelhgurei-including the Face--Blown out. - °"'_""-"-
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The Birmingham City 'Counr:il
met in emergency session yester-
day to cope with the city's crisis
and passed a_strongly worded re-Foltitioii in sympathy With,par-erits of four children killed in a
ECl'll.llCll bombing. They pledged the
i__tota1 s_tr_ength of_the city to the-epeseeeeer[email protected]:wr M ,d .,?L"l.°.l .0! --Ci "=>!1I3t1:"il1 I=?1mTet.' Y§$'$-.-..§ttiiiiili§.@1$¢i92??ifi1ii=;it@.¢Q'3?-
munity to the families who have
lost their Cliil_clrBl'§jn todays_tr;ig-
lady .=.-4'. .-fi92i'_-."='~:--vii-I.-:K' =-*5; J; I-
It is time Tor every one of
our citizens to wake }1p_ to the
reality that resorting to sayagery
_is not a solution _to any problem.
1 _This is not'§im'pi'y a legal or
political question but an issue
which must strike at the heart and
conscience of every person in this
capture and piiiiishnieiit of Y'l'te_'St'Zlte. '
;ci'iriiiiiels iriiu benihed the ;92Eegro
church.
Meeting with the council were
ieriif Mel Bailey. Police Chief
_i;1l1'tl8 Moore, State Public Satety
lirector Al Lingo and Mayor Al-
rt Boutwell.
gt Rumors of a cuife92v ordinance
were sqiielched by all the eiiforce;-f
ment leurle-i'_92 who agreed that
personal appi,-;ii.92' by leaders over
radio. 'l92 and Ilt9292$[J£.lp£l> would
haw: <l much greater citert.
Chief Moore said. l think the
appeals 9292Olllt'l have a l'l'lllL'll bet-
ter effect tlion u curiew because
people do not appreciate being
told when and irlicrg they can go."
"tierii't' Bailey said. "A CLtrl¬9292' Told only irritate the people and
wt-i|lr.l ere.-ite n condition that
utiilii I.1l92L llll|l i'li92ll tlniu uti-
ll2!l.'1:
tienrie Seilicl.~' rliairrnaii of the
Public Sulcty L'uiniiiille<*. stig-
gested that instead of the pro-
DU:- Ll 1 .ii'fe92.92 oi-iliiiuiicc that Chief
.Moore. Mayor Boutuell, Sherift'!?ailey and other "leatleismakel.rii ".ipi:e':i.< rlii'ei_'tl}.' lo tlll the
,§i'-f-Jlpll: oi Bii'iitlii;liaiii lo return
lo then peaceful plllSLJll>
.-92l l.iii;;o_ nho itist ai"ri92'ecl in
Birniinglian; iritli L50 State Troop-
ers. told meinhei-s ot the council
his men uoultl i'e-eiiforce the local
olticei-s so that cars may patrol
the trouble spots throughout thll
'Fll_v_ ll1' ll
l Me-_niu-hile all White persons!
hre requested to stay clear oil
Qcgrn tU!.lIllllI!i[lE.92'.. $.70 nlnrlcrn H10 tntl <:l'rnllI'lll:92.- |J|92Ju°92. -.i-92. u92r92.92-- ....._,..=....jot the city to the capture and pm?
iishment of_ the perpetrators of thi crime. ' -
5 in addition to our releiitles
5 rpose to pursue these criminals.gt repudiate mob action and in-
|di|vidual disorderly conduct of ey-
lery kind, and call upon the citi-
:zens. both young and old. to re-
-turn to the good order and seren-
=ity which are essential for the
peace and security of all of us.
_ Tiie horrified indignation ot
Qour commuiiity at this barharir
éand seiiseless atrocity can best heiexpressed by the uiiaiiinious aigflcontinued determinations of eve F
Icitizen not only to bring lllh
l %§I'ltli13lS to justioe but to motif,.'¬I'lJlll'l. that no such crime is ev I
Llttuiii ]klt9292'll'rllE.ll liei'E'."l
l ll92dlCdlF! pcrqe, name of
l newspaper, city and state.!
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'-~~.,F.tsi>rv1_e1:[email protected]§ IHiON't ?6l92lEI$Z.,'Se;_i_tT1§4-Gov.l_orge Wallace tndéy posted" a
' _ r'eward 'and =urrter;ed _state
iugjers to investigate 'the_ bomb-
g"{a_i Negro church at Bu'rning-l;Iii1;92.*l?i¬-ti.-_.§Ft!.¬_ P-*¥$'° 5 '-were
.ll%¢¢.§.diIB¢t@§1 State. "'P°P° "'".4='I09}§ 'f{nj' a car Been near the
.'l"_'._i13' gl:J;l"l'ifrl". l'.'.Ilwl $5 '-.7'.'.T- '
Q" 1=s¢"u'<3i1 waé zin'ndu'ncéd mm
' éiigcutiye _ _r{13n_siqri abqut ant __§_;921'd4'.'a tiailt Latter tElé__ tl;;_n_é¢.j!s_ shattered the 6lh'iA92{e-
_ 'e'_Baptis_t .CbL£rch_during Sunday" . " ;9292,.._D"-""_.1,l"i=_" _~~'r ,r ii," - - -i . | .' - ' _. 5-§3t<a_~l§§
-. ; 5 u¢- _-'-_t ;si.ti.la_1o s._ '#&:-.--i- F'" Li-h -1; - H" Kat £|1'0:="~S 1-".I'§924 .,Qt: 2: E '1»_-.,i an 1-.5 K. - ll "s - -namedof thegxom ' g by AI'I.in<1o, cr-,i'ne
;1}ander of the state liigliwuy pa-
iot.
L I hope they catch them." the
jigovernor said.
I.-- Ft0ITi the dc-s<'ripli0n of the
men in lllt car Ilie_92"ie luuliiiig
for they could he '92'-l]llL'. lilairl-i m
It/Ie~<ican." he .92aicl
In a later $1-J_l_E?!I1¬.'!1l. Wallace
said "we are going to protect
the lives and safety of all '!!_l:'
people, hath white and culnrecl.
'l"lii.~; l.- nu time for iut'l:imn:a-
tory h[a[t*lH~.*.liT3~ unit we don't need
any mun; [ruin uulsiicle agit;1lm'.<;
who thrive rm tragerliee» such as
0<.ci:rr¬d in Birrniugtiam.
Him-etei. when i:a!niiic.<s= re-
turns. ate bhuuld all lake a realis-
tic luuk at inst what l< i:3u~=iiig
all the viutcncc in this countryirom the front steps of city{In Ye Yuri; to thc streci..s oi Lqr
AIi_i,¬l8$ including Cumbr| lgl_'.trial, High Point N c.. Daiirillll, Chicago. llI.. i>i1ii.».z.~>mi~.ilJ.a., and Wa.>l:uigiui2_ D t."llnciiccxte pciqe, name of
l92692II'$pClp8t, city Cznc state.!
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. it 8, I1'L6¬¢l!1E..:9292"i§h'. QI'_CB__§hie ' 51 'e__I_192/Iooref Boutwell [email protected]*1="rs=*=.@:n.c."<~'=;'i=1:,i1i¢F§a1i?""" *"]§_§::fI_l§IT'tT19_'ClflUtCt'1thatW3$i " '*"" ' '
r'nbeQ,_'and amgopnced to _1je-_Y efs';tha't. Wallace had prom-_
*5 fl 3300 state t.roopers=
§LIt_.;_js"]§ tljagic event," Bout»
-.l_§a_id ofmthe bombing. fit is
.- ;Sickenigig' that =a_ few individ-_92H= s "co'14ld_commit such a horri~
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|l |_1g_T'h" é "so gr_ave.ly' co'1'1cerir1'ed' Y
_é'?pu!_J e .~ . . at that point '
_r_>_ut92?ve1ls voice brolge and he
_,uld_ riot continue. - _ . '
;;_Boutwell and Moore sent the
_olIowing telegranh to the gov-frtil; V It t-..
=T "In View of. te tragic and
';hut1ent events? in Birmmg eh" :i ' 1_ is__mo1'n§'1g, we _ai1ti _gr|eat _e_al of unre .1
-_l1_,ile_Lhe_ situation appears 0
'Evy§]l_ under control of local}
1"; aw enfofcement officers at this 1
_tirnc, the possibility cit further
trouble exists.
11; ."In view of our determination
::-_'t6,]eave no stone unturned in
'§Tn1'r efforts to rnaiiitain law and !£§i'_der,_w;2 aopgal to you as gin: -t=§i'i1or- _o IAa awrna to use, e§.p0v~er 1m-ested 1ll yoifto help us
aintain the peace and dignityEasired by the people of th']Fonirnunity and this state . ;
-{Bailey c0ncur.<. " jJefferson County Sheriff M it" iii A * IF? - - I Sirtrf-""e= ~ --~"~ »-m* * Mentea Q . " i'92-.:: .1 _'-. -_ ek :11" __
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@Ta¥?me@e1e@Wee?*¥$ee¢le2-13l0r'der.1és£ night in the "w'ake';; -l1f§"'§'§§'j 31 cltlzens 0 Jomm.
.»_ bloodshed 3l'1d_VlO18I'lC8 wh_ich;he miss pl-ayel-_ hé Said that g°@§..e;Bili"1i."§h-31. . .?n.eF Nth"- wais exiiéctiafg -.é '§[5i1'itué11rilii5?acle'I-" mg or a Negm Chmch A of br6lhérliI'1éss."""%'W
Alpert B° t ie_ ' .Ci."ic' Earli_er,__. a speclélwappeal E Re9¥°Y;i;im¬"§1tt Elise fléflgggq made to both parents and sch
~- . 3, K.-._ A3 . ._.~child.rennbtrt0 parlicip}aEe'.iJi"an ._M___1Eqer1t, good anlzl law»ab1cl; demostrétion "[0-a3'y_" I,-;f-;:-4.1_.- ; cxt;zen was bowed 1n sorrow. 1. . .. 1- ' . . - _ ;»~.;. ;- -- _ -H - . . ¢,Also, _cmzens. were xcaulloned A the A E."-at trag-. ab_ol1t fleayipg :L§iif;,§'h'3|1ie5:';f@§1£§.-wees. a; shame. [email protected]@1l Q." were éjdvisedn6t- lT|'lIi'1l"ht1'I"1:1fl1'92§§-S<Wh$1£f_.Clly and the _nat1on. _m_was _absDl'u:t'e1§i_iieEess5!L&"I'!'}|1_l>:§'{92 Fm P = g= Police Chief Inslifectdr William A-."Qt° P. _ "{; *5$ h@ ?1;?_1_ the!-Ialey, Sherifi Melvin "Bailey;m.ay.°rs me "'1?" E d hmedlCouncil President M E Wiegins.: at lino Stone W1 ha en un'lCOLmcilman Georve Sveibel-s J? ancll__l§QLICned . . . and rm eff0:"t_ur ex-Alabama HiGh;v:y Public Séfetyi|3.?e 5e- spared l the Cmnmals Director Al Eingu a1lappeai:ed'ongr; apprehended m yesterday suh U . _,, -__ 1F '*ir15iY1s.»'ora Negro church which .§.§ -°T;am- f .l3'_11ed.._mur children. E ~ ' ° °' ?'"° °-1° F5-l"Dr! w. La d M'll , 1:1 t° P?°.i @'35'.2.aPP?%'19L-?°:-351%? @f7'~the }3irrr:1i ::|1hg:nerl92¢1¬'l;ie:i1etf!iIa:lllhavmg a "~'?r'?.'°§ *5t°'-.".]i§"t' he "n 9-was then final leader tolchF-Eb bqnblng 't9<':'c°92me 1°! hE'' polce. K r le -,3-h'ap[5eal on a. speéiél hialf-'1 ' ,1 ' . l ---
lloul program uner ielex-i.~.inn and
adio. _ 1
_He'urged "every God-learinl_s0'n -'regar:;lless of race 0:gegi" to join in a noonday m -
5 int of prayer which would sta ,1,
@_9ay,.|ancl, {or each day there- lnnicule page, name cf
newspuper, cily Ild. state.!
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ifig bombings in Birmingham
have hm-time ~nrn.'r.~'tr.. and rnore
easily detonated The first of Such
iniiidcttts hcsnn t92i1i92' one yekr
aeo. i i_j92__ j it . December of 1962 a hnrhb
'55 throtxn. mtg the .92'orth.~;tr!e
gro church, which had been for-
merly pastoreci by the Rev. F. L.
Shuttlesworth.
Twenty-five Y92'e:|'n t*hiidt'c!1 whc
!.!ere_ practicing a Christmab play
¬§éa13ed uninjured in the blast.
biit heavy damage was reported
to the church and the pastor's
home Cl'0SS the .il~;-Pi
ImrTtet'i|a1ely alter the hiaal, an
t:nrul_92~" crnwri heqnn tn gather" at
The ~ 'Phe Tun "a|'En;irl.= iii .92'P~
grncs were arreqeil 313-" plicettien
The {int 9292'i<'ie~preati violin; in
follow a hrnhi incident oc-
curred on the night of hiay 1|.
aer two bornh.<one at A. F.-.Gitston fviotei anri the other at th-% _e of Negro leader A. D. Kin;t," Eploderl within 30 niintttcéii
Crn9292'ri_= t {92+I~:92~'92:t> n*.o>t"!.'
gr0e."~_ roamed cit;-' .-trcets. :i_ili;
fire to stores, humcs and other
estahlishnzente in the Kelley in
gram Park at'ea_ ;
The most recent tiynarnite hornb-
ing incidens in the Birmingham
area occurred at the home of Are
thur Shores, .92'eg:'0 attorney The
two bombings~0ne on Aug. 2l
and the other on Sept. .'>~t0ttcheci
off Wi[i¬>[!FE!¬1 i lh'.»iiI in which
Ore than 1000 f92'i>gt'0e~; 92,92e:'c in-$¬1i92¬ri.Following the -erund hnmhitit:31 the Shores home on Center-sin. e Negro was killed and '21 peg-
sons were injured. Damage was
heavier in lhe first bombing. ac
cording to police reports.
The last bombing prior tn the
Sixteenth Street Church yesterrlay
vcurred at the home of A. E. ast0n,.Negt0 husinessman. Tipoicendiary hOl'T!h< were throw.Wtiiih détrnage l'ep0rtcd as beitig ight "Hlnciicclte paqe, name of
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CRUMPLED CARS-Cors outside the Sixteenth
_t Baptist Church were crumpled like toys. by the
derous dynamite blast which killed tour little Ne-
gro girls in the church and injured many others. Bits
r of gloss, some of it from blown-out stained glass win-
dows, littered the sidewalk ond street outside.- ,
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Illn Incidents Hereli
l Tun Negro boys, one 13 and the other 16. were killed late yester-day afternoon in connection with racial troubles here. .
Pl]ll fP said I6-year-old James Robinson, 622 21-llh-st, It, N38 rlefidon arrival at Hillman Emergency Hospital after being shot bygaBirmingham policeman. in 'Officers Robinson was Wong a group oi _Neg:'oes tttrt.-wingrocks at cars loaded with whillfi " I 'teeneziers" in The R00 block ;
26th-st. n.
Dete ti92'e:= E. L. Pioroe anrl M.
E. Gullion reported the Negroesl
ordered to halt. ran from police
up 26Lt1__-st, and turned into Eighth-*t P?fi2.e*"@-Tif1*i%?¥.3%f't'FT~é*¬ A
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agers on a motor scooter on San-1
dusky-rrl. ahnot the same timel
Robinson was shot. =
An arrest order was issued {orl
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POLICE INVESTIGATE--Birmingham police andlliheriffk. deputies, dressed in hard hots and carrying
Larbinesy moved into the vicinity of the Sixteenthl§treet Baptist Church yesterday to keep order and to
investigate the dynamite blast which killed four littleNegro girls in Sunday school ' ' " . ___--h».1.-1---v
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shambles, _a_ scream; ,
sobbitig crowd of Negroesl
digging in the rubble to
injured church mem-
: _~,. - _ _ I tnu fhlegro man seeing a sheet
ered body being taken togframbulance, cried out _ inetF;_¢"Tl1is is my sister, and
's__dead." He pointed to th
t .' ch and shouted, I hav
T other sister inside somewher _
this one is dead. t
scene around the Negr
urch, "which was a head-
iarters for the May Negro
_ onstrations, was that of
_'_ass confusion and almost pan-
on the part of many of the
egro onlookers. 92:.
A-Io the 16th-st side of the
church, three ears blocked the
auoet riddled with holes from
flying rock. and smashed by
_t.he force of the blast.
§:i~Across the street. windows
'8ltd d00rs were knocked out of
iuildtogs and stores. leaving th.-tiea coyered with glass andti bble. _ - , 1]
Other houses adjacent to th
church on 16th~st were damaged.
?;Tommy Rand, clad" in over-
whi_te_ shirt, told the
_-§!o92=t[l1'1'g crowd of shouting Nel
'§roes§ "go home and pray for
the men who did this evil deed.'
5" - Minister Jeered _
;je"We must have love Eh our
-h'earts_for these men." Rand,£onh:nued, only to be jeered at
_y a group of Negro youths
-gathered across the street trom-
§_be 'church_ in a Negro laundry
W35 damaged by theL - e - .;.s.-.- . _;_ e
it . it" e or .Lne youths shouted,
e. give love, and we get
¬' .1; He was hacked up by
uls of approval from othe. - 1'5
Nesrves» . . ;l
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g*!=_hje' I_|_!tfito;'iAtu'_i1_ot _t_.he'_Ne'§i"b'_]church seemed -fected by the blast, expept that |some I of. the .stained-glass .win- t
tdows were broken and cracked 1
and the _ Iptlverwith glas " :1 grubble.
Tlle_enf. =§_i.Ui1_- "'3': r:Sixteenh 'treit S1 '_r§_ chu1'c_|s gamed to ' "tied most
or me rDr_ _{_'_§né oorno.A crater a §feet- deepand at leastdeight-l'eet in dia-
meter Hwas leitioiithre doorway.
Tyimle Bomb suspected
The blast left most of the
classrooms and stairways of the
two-story. building in shambles.
Most of the injured and dead
were_ Itaken .from' the '_ class-
rooms where Sunday S_ch0ol
was going on at the ti1'i1e,'of the
explosion.
An unidentified Negro man
told reporters that the hlast
must have some from a time»-
flornh planted under the stepst¬_
Urea -around the chu't;h _an'g':l»'-
.blocl<e_d off a six-bloc c_t;ion-
-arhtmd the hlast area.
When Negroes began gather-
ing in Kelly Ingram park, police
quickly senhthe crow_d away
telli.-lg them to'go_home§-"11.. Other.Negro"-leaders"told' the '
constantly gat.he1'ing crowd ot
Negroes, some silent with grief, |
and others shouting in -ang
to o horrie and let police "vesgigate the_homhing,"s'o' they ii the lth-st entrance. . l
§lPnlice quickly roped____0ff th!
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lean gi92i_e us -justice. _a-.1- ;:1:.:-vi
In the midst of wailing police"!
irens and , shouting, the- low E
. ound pf ,the_song, '--""We_ Shat vercome," _;coul_d 4 ' "hear
l urn the crowd s'11_1*rt1t1-t'ttLi_l;1vg, th_El -
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The bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church marker! at
least the 20th time in eight years that Birmingham Negroes have
g_peen_bomb_yictims. l, . . _ /_
-'- But yesteiay was the first time anyone has been killed by
the blasts. Four died. and the l3 injured was only seven less than
the total injured "iii all the 19 pl'eVi0u.s boiiibiiig.~,.
"Since the bmblilgg began iii I955. the main targets have
been tiie l'illll ii§h. the home oi ihc Roi. Frail L. 5illlitiC:~l-92'i!I'Y|fand lhe i'{JI'li¬:5 of i92i:groe.~. niuiirig into ;i white section that ['d'l'li¬U
be known as Dynamite Hill.
k 12 Days Ago _
i The la.92t dyiianiiiv bombing was 12 clays ago at the home ofhiegro attorney .>92|lilli| Shores on "Dynamite Hill." That blast oc-
92,iiii'i:'Li while reiiiiir work Still iii progress from a bombing
at Shore.92' home two weeks earlier. Eight days ago a bomb was
tosseil into the Robiiiwood home of A. G4 Gaston, prominent Ne~
gro liiisiiiesmiaii
While the }l1¬92'i0tl_< bombings cauaecl no deaths and few in~
jurie>. three 01' the 11li.JSl recent set off rioting that. led to one
death. $0011-a of iIl_il.ll'i<.5 and iritlespi-ear! property damage in
fires. looting and St lllil|_;_92.
Volunteer Negro guariis trriptuieii several white men who al-
legeiity ihreii a bomb iii..:;;l1lilI,iuCl921-Vullt-ills church SE92&i'EIi years
ago, They were acqiiittecl. They were the only .ari'eats.
Reporled Boiiibiiigs
The bombings since 1955: '
Dt.t'¬lll|!t"1'_ t!~|3i>-~liui:ii.- of the He-1 l-. L. Si'lLli.i.iQ:>92.920l"thi
April lilo?-home of .*925|liJtll}' Hl!92'i'i.llLi. Negro labor leader, at
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5 Jilly. l'!'iT:i:cwiiiiZuti~ Xi-'_':o home on "[J_yi1¢iiiiite llili "
.92Uil"Hliii|' lH5T.92'egio home tiiirier i~oit>tiui'tioii. Be.~;>emé»~
Dcueiribi.-:'. W37 bloat that ciaiiiiigeii fiie .92egi"o homes on
" yiiamile ilili "
May, l!Jr3£L~-hoirie of llrs. Dora .92Iul hii, Bimiiiigliani.
June, L953-Bethsrl Baptist ChLil'tiI., where ShuttIes92i'oi'th was
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.|tI|_92'. 114.33_lioiiie oi Wiliizirii Blackwell. .~.tecl uompaiiy oni~
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J;iI'illHl'}' 'l9611.92JC9292' Bethel Béiptlrit Church, where Sl'|t1ttl¬§-
92H.1rth item pastor.
.]Hlli_|81"}_ ltl62St. Liike.1 Zioii jhiircii.
JélI1ll'd|}'_ l9h2'i"rir:ity Cliiiruh of God.
Jaiiwiry. lio2Fuiii"-iiiiit apartment houses for Negroes- un-
der L' JllrilI'llL'[iOI}
D¬ '¬I1liJii!'. i&i6292'eir Bethe] Baptist Church.
March. 'iJi5ll-lionie oi Howard Robin.~,"on_ Birmingham.Pill!. 1&iii;;--the Roi A. D. King's home. Birmingham. Flllltiy. l§Iii3i»3t. ti. iilhlilll Motel.
,Aiig1i.92t. lU|'i3~h0Ill. Z of Arthur Sliores. civil rights atloine'.151-pt. 4. l9ii:$Shores' home again. .
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y_-1;E It all happened so unexpeclev'..:|1., n_..| lb ¢,.,.l~ .. wa.-H-92.»92nv-it 0»JCUI! Llkit IL LUUl92 d 1|1u|||92:1||. LU
f_.5i_nk in_" said the Ptev. John
|__,-Lpastor oi Sixteenth Street
|§t-j'_ Church which was
_ yesterday.;_;.§qil- it turned into chaos,"
if; _.a_ Ed.
;"_the Rot. Cross;~*-"$:§92=u'as terrible. The blast
'ppe'd one childs head com~gletely off.
_ _ 'l'he foul; rhihirt-n wlm died
pst have been killed instantly.
§1he§Hy¥5i"e in the direct path of he lqaion-. t,' .<_- f%"g -Yout_h'Day§ -H92 '5 Youth "Day the};.,A _ - .A *1-n."':r-"F "- 1'" .1 a-¢We-.1132 ?beel§9,r@e"$--,1 i->- _"'¢1|". .. - -; . . --._-. _... - . _ 1I»-J4¢n{l!'F,§-; ,qE-£3.51 "~;.t_Lr,¢ .».,.;.92-,;_{!" ' 4 W. -. w.' - " -
. ._. _ , . 2-!5 1 t¢_d_11n_.920t1t- 0g1th.de-l ihieiitihev.
nin_g ,_to reassemble ifor their
closing exercise when the blnet
Went oil about 10:22 a.rn.
I believe the bomb must
have been planted. probably be-
fore davxn, insides the east wail.
I don't think it could have been
- thrown, ll lore down the wall
bL~|'.92t:<?n ?l.i* r'=n>lIi Lil 9292i!l92'tl it
went off and that in which in
Children were 1'e;a.<~e£'mhlin_;;
. "There was alrnost comple
destruction at the site of impac
Window panes were shulterc
throughout the church.
l went into Ihe .stlee[ tn !:'_92,'
to calm the putuple {3.E3l|!i-"rli1'__'
there. The-n I went to the ho.»
pitnl to help identity our rluuil
and injured.
It Was Horihlr
Mrs. Mamie Greer, Surnjlay
school superintendent at the
church. said:
I "It was horrible. jU.:il horrible.
_ "One minute. £1 typical Sunday
-School dav. The next window1: we 51 as F14 /Ki
practically starnpeding in th 1-
efiort to get out. j 'I92a.r92v92Ir92 lIlNI9292I'V92;I92fI ,~-.-IH puuyu: n92.icuunu5 ¢| u"When we got ant on jive
street we found many of the : -
iurd. blood streaming down
their laces, walking about as
though in a daze, waiting for
the ambulances.
"Someone told me my hus-
band had been hurt and taken
to the hospital. I rushed there
bl-ll they Wouldn't let me
hey wouldn't let anyone in.?ir It was such a brutal thiltlihll those children. They hiidlust started reassernbling liar' 10" sing prayer:-. l wa.-a upatqiza
on-Ii 1hP}' were so quiet down-*.;-t ir "- '_"->-J
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BY LEONARD CH.~L.92lBLEE
§_,?In humiliation before God
the,executive committee of the§l'gii_stersAAssociati_on of Greate_r__irii_iingham yesterday called Up-I
on "every Godiearingg citizen, re-
g"a'idl_ess of race or creed" to;
pause for at least a minute oi;
prayer at noon exery day this
week. '. he ministers, meeting in a' cial session. also endorsed the;I _.. ya.,..gs. :- _.'.--T-'4"".'~> miqi . . J-r i':??'Q§§,::;_ t"'_'r-' "-ft i:-i""P'7'*.*-5!
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which tend to excite 92;'i_ol_ence,
" hatred and bitterness. - 1
We appeal __to those who may
have _ some 1' bit_",of _j"iI1fOlf1![1 B[iOI1'which may he useful in the aplpre-ihension oi the perpetrators of thisidastardly act to give this inior-1
rnaiion imzrieriiaieiy to the au-i
thorities. i
In humiliation before God, we
all upon every God-fearing per-
ion regardless of race or creelforts of a group of laymen to o pause daily at high noon_ whet;' r92-92 ;l'92l1 ver he is, tar at ieast one mine > ices fiinric in nnu inpval nv...... ........... .., ,:...._, V............. 924I92-rises for the girls killed in theif prayer. We request tlggigiteenth Street Baptist Church
bombing. to pay hospital ex-E
penses of the injured and to re-I
build the church. Il Their Statement i
The complete text of their state-Fment follows: i
Our hearts are broken by the.wanton act of cowardly brutality}in the bombing of the Sixteenth]
Street Baptist Church. We want to|
gxpress our compassionate con-'corn to the families of the girls]
iiiihose lives were snuffed out andchurches toll their bells and ra in
and television stations co-operate
in the minute of prayer_
This ob5ei92aince will extend
the week of Sept. 16-22.
"We deplore and are grieved
that a place dedicated to the were
Shit? Of God was bombed and we
endorse the efforts of a group of
laymen who have pledged to raise
funds {or the funeral and hospital
expenses of the victims and in re-
store the house of worship dam-
aged. qi to those Who 9292'eie il'ljll!'¬*i'i. We "W9 35.-lll'f lite lziir enforci-
abhor this -'ii". l other at-is of ill!-
lence.
i We cali upon eiery i}0ti-fear-
ing person to pray. to expect a
spiritual miracle of brother-lines;{in our cornrnuitity. it
<l L "We request of e92ei'y citizen t i
lI'eii"aiIt_ hy worri or deed, iron
uédliig Eilti 0! fjilgfiity [0 i!!'il{-i92_.92£»
ful and J"!lEiilt'lIlll$ e.92;;ir~'_>.~'SiOr1$meni and Civilian Defense officers
of our concern, confidence arii
prayers for ihem in their couii
ageous efforts in this present
situation."
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Qgency session of the Birrning- ' ' U e name of§i_gam Cat! COUHCIL member Dr. I trzgiigscieiiity mm SW94-John A, Bryan gave the follow , i
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" ""1A]mighty Gnd, we humb1y- Yseech Thee this day and hour! lt
¢' guide our thoughts and de-tj-' berations. !
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Keep hatred and prejudices
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ft e people of nur great city.
1 V "Let the words of our mouthsfend the meditations of our l-hearts be acceptable tn The- W I_h Lord. our strength and ou 1
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%?Dep|ore ombuing§~'Iv-'o Birmingham leaders yes-irons who believe in law and or-day issued statements deplor-der. This challenge must be met
egro church. the dynamite bombing of a and met novv. The Euilty must
be apprehended and punished ac~
_;_'.§Birmingham Atty. DOUgla5C0l"[lll1g to law and whatever steps
irant and William M1 Spencerlare required to protect the law-
III, president of the Birminghamabiding people of this cummtinity
Chamber of Commerce, made the must be taken.
statements. 1 Not The Issued Mr. Arant: I l Whether'you are for or against lintegration is not the issue."
Spencer said. "When a company
looks at a community and sees{this violence they are not coming
13'; here and it will make a bad
>mployment situation far worse.ll Anybody who has two grais
of sense to rattle around rleplnms"The overwhelming t-oust-tent-e_
gt this community has beenl
l cked by the recent bombings,
th ll worst and most heinous of
'Wl'l_Tl'1 occurred today at the Six-l
tee ith Street Baptist Church dur-
in'g religious services, resultinglmt only in the death of lmmcentithig sort of thing. This is the velv
children, and in]ur1es to otherik]-Dd of thing that Phys right mi;99°91? but 315° 1 great damaiejthe hands of those who are tryilig
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tatron of our city and the moraie Average Citizenlls pe 'ple- l The average citizen of this' Necessary Step: [area should realize how much
_"0ur local government mu st it hurts them. It has had a very
lli 92~'l1Ht¬92¬r steps are t1et'e_92-larlvt=rse eflect on us natiun.'3l!v.
sary tn cope tmtli rim oi-,92|-~~ .-u- t:e='.'|t:<e the it-'"j-x pt~i;;i3t- 9292§_' .tl|'
uatiun. It. as the l'tL'L'lli lltlltflrt t'1:htin'_; to get In rome in here
hearings seem tn intlicate_ th i s'and git-e all our people jobs tire
means increased taxes to lJring:_it|.~tt not coming in here How i-on
additional law enforcement per-lwe, in all good ctmscient-e, ask
sonnet to assist our already iZiltl|p9 }plE to come in here and give
tut and overburdened police force,lour people jobs and risk theirthe necessary taxes; must be lev-lmoney wih the kind of situation
ied without delay. The greatfwe have here! This is the absolute
mass of the people will supportiopposite of the belief in life, Libtuie council in this essential ElC-i1Bli,y, and pursuit of happiness?
'~D. l' "It's hurt every single citi in{Those responsible for these law- lpf this nreatJlack, whiteit ile-l s acts have in effect issued algtroys the good names of all2 allenge to the constitued gov-1 le of this area_ and the future
srnmental authorities and to citi-of all our children." ' - r
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_. UNGO COMES 1NA|abama Public Safety Diiector Al Lingo, shown in * niform at Birmingharrfsf;Qlity Hall, met with local lawvenforcemenr agents after}::5'§me 300 Highway Pc;1'rra92m3n were braughr info Bir-i"mingham to hefp keep @rder,'.To Lingo's righf is Sheriffs]
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Mayor Albert Boulwell. in 8]8 . $5liy to be on the streets.
Kspecial statement iesued following to stay at hozne. Let e e
yesterday morning's bombing that of them pray and think.
lkilled four children at a Negro 'I'0morro'»92, I urge as stronglyichurch, urged citizens to stay at as I know how, for the children
|h0me and to "pray and think." OT Birmingham to get about the
The mayor said, business oi their education hcl§:",1ThiS_mornin_gs bombing n»:Ieave this fearful task lo aiiielan atrocity against all humanlt - St-lgucil Boardland thfeir atto:*i2ej;.l- y heart goes out to the victimsidan o our aw en orcemen Y
a their families - and my'_fiCers."-_h Ert goes out to all the good pen-iiL' W ' *' " ii _
l_'p|= of Birmingham who see thi;:"
gcpming mght with tear and with
lilsbrrow.l7 "The time is here . . . now . . .
llfoir this whole city to have no
other thought but tu capture the
savage animals who committed
this act, and others like ii, andUrges
pu an end to this terror. _, | t
in the meantime the tragirly
0fJi.i'liS Sunday morning must not
compounded by more setise-l 5 trouble Let every vitizen viho
is not required. by absolute
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l. WORRIED BOUTWELLl92/layor Albert Boutwell .wearinn a worried exnressian met in a snecial emer-llsession with members lat the Birrnlngharn Cityll
l yesterday to discuss the dynamite bombing Oj
a Negro Cl'92urCl'1, At right is M. E. Wiggins, president
of the council.
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WHERE lT HAPPENEDThe above map, drawn
y Post~l-terald Artist Phil Neel shows the location of
the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church where a dynamite
services 92/eS°roay The may shows athe locations irl
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" "gs Birmingham people have been
gable to say that at least no lives had
i; been lost. '92
_ ;-That no longer is true.
§§ii=In yesterday's bombing of the Six-
ffeenth Street Baptist Church Negro!,
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were taken in the most unspeakable
wot all the outrages that has been vis-
'L:iled upon this strife-torn city. At least
157 other people were injured.
So now murder has been added to
-the crimes of the bombers.s. ..|This bombing took place on holy
igr0undat a church while services
were in progress.
'1-" "Thus it is quite evident now, if it
was not before. that the bombers
have no compunction against offend-
ing against the laws of God. They do
not hesitate to devastate a house of
worship and to kill and maim the
fsqorshipers if it suits their purposes.
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.SOMEl-lOW_ in some way. these dy-
namiters must be captured and made
to pay a high penalty.
'-This is not just a racial matter. It
is a matter of law and order that af-
:fei;ts all of us.
ii For if these bombings continue.livho is safe? Your church or your
ghome or your place oi business could
be blasted.jltheaggas §:"lo'iig' ail-ié§'5ija§5"5ii3il-;=§i1i;ve are all i_ii_'this together. We all
suffer from it. We all must work for
a solution. _ _
One encouraging factor is that the
Federal Bureau of Investigation is
working on these cases. They have an
excellent record of solving even the
most difficult cases.
Rewards for information concern-
ing the bombings also have mounted
to more than $50,000 and someone
with knowledge of the crimes may
eventually come forward with infor-
mation as a result of the amount of
_mooey offered. Governor Wallace has
loffered $5000 reward from the state
in this particular case.H ii 1 #
THE PEOPLE of Birmingham have
striven to reach a solution to racial
problems. But until these bombings
are sloppedpermanentlyvwe will
never have a full solut.ion.
There was, apparently, some rock
throwing by Negroes at police after
yesterdays explosion, but at least it
was ended soon though sporadic trou-
bles continued. There ='also'are re-
ports of rock-throwing by Negroes at
white cars during the nighttime.
'-~ These rock-throwers are going to
have lo be tal-;en into custody and
dealt with severely. The Negro lead-
ership must impress upon their peo~_
pie that such actions will not be toll
eraied.
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i Birmingham, torn by the morn-inig bombing of a Negro church,
began to resume normal activity-
late last night after the fire tie
partment Hl'lS92VBl'8 'l at least Sl? %
calls which were all belie92ed to!
llzgve been $91. E
The large:-It lilzize broke out in
the Biimin;3h;im Mop 192'lZ.llllll.!Cl92il-:
iing C0,, at l1l4 Fifth-av, s. Chief:0. N. Gallant, said first reporL§;
jndicaterl that the fire had been
'§et. He eslimz-lted the damage at
tip-'10 $30,000. g
Three fires that erupted in'
vacant l'l0ll.<9F in Enslcy Were!
i 'nl<i>d by nlticz-ii'.< with delili-erate
E UE'I'PlF to hai'i'?i.=s the fire
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Officials said the hni|.<e:< 9292-ciiéjin
lthe process of licing lrirn l|l'l9292l'i"|l l
émake mom tor a new highway
{coming through that section.
' A roofing company on Finley-
av. and Center"-st. was almost com
pletely :li.:trn1.'Prl after it was .'~pl'll'l-
kled with gasoline and set atire. ,
.-92noth¢>i- Sniilli>irE-'92 fire NIH on
3-lciiifs tin, ziihi l'i~iii_=i=~t 92 t92'c:=-'='i
,yoLilh was seen running from the
fbuildilig shortly before the fire;
[was discovered, residents Saltlil
lFire Dept, oificials S3l l that a gas-ll
;oline can 92~a,~ lnnnrl in the huild-'
ling. _
' l-lcaxily £l1li-t<'l police and state
t1'uope:'92: pHll'fIlE l the st.re? =t.< in ell
forts tn tiiscotirage any further
violence, l
Streets ariiiinrl the Sixtecnlhf
Street BHpl;i.92'l Church rernainerll
sealed riff as Feileral in>-pectorsl
mriverl in to silt for 992Jlll¬tE_ 1
§lL0l9& of i'<=porl>= involrlilg in l-!-
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acii 9292H"~ ~hnl In rlrrath hy :inlii'é.
poured mm ]llillt'P ll£-'illll»1l'lQI:!!-
until early iTi<>i".m:ig hrj|l|§_ i[It'1. !l.l}l'1;!ft|t',l'92f1II.E? ol
¬W:sp~.JpEf, city and stole.!
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