The bombing was carried out by the Ku Klux Klan splinter group; The Cahaba Boys. The terrorists included Robert Chambliss, Herman Cash, Thomas Blanton, and Bobby Cherry. Cash was killed when they found him and Blanton and Cherry were arrested. 4 girls were killed attending sunday school, 3 were 14 and 1 was 11. 22 were also injured in the blast. The girls that were killed were Cynthia Wesley, Denise McNair, Carol Robertson, and Addie Mae Collins.
In the bombing only four people died, but after the bombing violence broke out which claimed many lives. Riots and protests were formed by angry African Americans after the bombing of the 16th Street Bapist church. The bombing injured 1 African Americans and 5 whites in the disorders after the bombing. Johnny Robinson (16 years old) was murdered by policemen in a riot, Virgil Wade was shot and killed by 2 teenagers on a motor scooter. While the riots were happening somebody threw a bomb into a supermarket. During the riot four whites were hurt including a honeymooning couple.
The S.C.L.C's James Bevel organized the the marches in Birmingham. Wyatt Tee Walker planned the crusade. The bombing of the church was the forth bombing in four weeks in Birmingham. The reward for any of the KKK envolved in the bombing was a grand total of $52000 and because Wallace was pressured he went ahead and added $5000 more to the reward. The plice inspector that was lookngat this crime was W.J.Haleyand he assumed that the Cahaba Boys use 122 sticks of dynimite.
The bombing was done on september 15, 1963 and the dynimite was put under a stairwell in the 16th Street Baptist church. The church was not totally destroyed, but it was seriously damaged. Three fires broke out because of the bombs in the supermarket and in the church. The bombing of the Baptist church to the fires that broke out to the fighting after everything had happened, ravaged Birmingham and left the city torn apart and in disarray.
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The Confederate flag shouldn't be on our state flag. There are many reasons, but the main one is that it symbolizes hate and rebellion. The symbol is very offensive to most people, but very little people think otherwise. The battle flag would be offensive to African Americans because it symbolizes slavery to them. Even though people say it stands for our heritage it has more offense than heritage. The St. Andrews Cross should not be on the flag.
Our flag is better than our current flag. (in my opinion) The flag that we made has the seal, the red, white, and blue; and the seven stars of the first seceded states. The flag isn't offensive to people and looks similar to our country's flag. The flag shows the red, white, and blue of our country on our state. That is why our flag should replace the current flag Our flag shows Geogia character that people whould actually think "Georgia on my mind".
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