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In 1963 I was a little too young and a lot too cloistered, to be paying much attention, unfortunately. However, year's later after leaving home, it was immediately clear how remedial I was about what was going on in the world, and the catching up started that was necessary.
60 Years Ago in Birmingham
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SGT Mary G. I was a Freshman in High School... I remember...
"September 15, 1963 — 60 years ago today. An act of murderous cowardice in Birmingham, Alabama, shocked a nation. A bomb at the 16th Street Baptist Church placed by Klansmen killed four girls as they attended Sunday school. Many others were wounded.
As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would say in eulogy, “These children — unoffending, innocent, and beautiful — were the victims of one of the most vicious and tragic crimes ever perpetrated against humanity.”
Let us pause in remembrance. Please say their names aloud. They deserve our recognition:"...
"September 15, 1963 — 60 years ago today. An act of murderous cowardice in Birmingham, Alabama, shocked a nation. A bomb at the 16th Street Baptist Church placed by Klansmen killed four girls as they attended Sunday school. Many others were wounded.
As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would say in eulogy, “These children — unoffending, innocent, and beautiful — were the victims of one of the most vicious and tragic crimes ever perpetrated against humanity.”
Let us pause in remembrance. Please say their names aloud. They deserve our recognition:"...
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CH (CPT) Jerry McGowin
I lived within walking distance to that church. The following Sunday, my predominately white church focused on prayer for the families. and if i remember correctly we took up an offering to help the 16th church to rebuild.
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