Addie Mae Collins:
Addie Mae Collins was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 18, 1949. On September 15, 1963, McNair and three other African-American girls were killed in a terrorist attack perpetrated by members of the Ku Klux Klan. This crime marked a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. Three men responsible for Collins's murder were brought to justice between 1977 and 2002.
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Carol Denise McNair:
Denise McNair was born on November 17, 1951 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA as Carol Denise McNair. She died on September 15, 1963 in Birmingham.
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Carol Robertson:
Born on April 24, 1949, Carole Robertson grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. A good student who loved reading and dancing, she attended the city's 16th Street Baptist Church. On September 15, 1963, a 14-year-old Robertson was killed, along with three other young victims, when her church was bombed by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Their tragic deaths led to more support for the Civil Rights Movement.
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Cynthia Wesley:
Cynthia Wesley was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 30, 1949. On September 15, 1963, the 14-year-old Wesley and three other young girls were killed in a church bombing perpetrated by members of the Ku Klux Klan. This crime marked a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. Three men responsible for the terrorist act were brought to justice between 1977 and 2002.
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No justice for these little girls until Doug Jones, 1997:
President Bill Clinton announced on August 18, 1997, his intent to appoint Jones as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, and formally nominated Jones to the post on September 2, 1997. On September 8, 1997, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama appointed Jones as interim U.S. Attorney. The Senate confirmed Jones' nomination on November 8, 1997, by voice vote.
In January 1998, Eric Rudolph bombed the New Woman All Women Health Care Center in Birmingham. Jones became responsible for coordinating the state and federal task force in the aftermath, and advocated for Rudolph to be tried first in Birmingham before being extradited and tried in Georgia for his crimes in that state, such as the Centennial Olympic Park bombing.
….Jones prosecuted Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry, two members of the Ku Klux Klan, for their roles in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. The case was reopened the year before Jones was appointed, but did not pick up traction until his appointment. A federal grand jury was called in 1998 which piqued Cherry's ex-wife, Willadean Cherry's, attention and led her to call the FBI to report her testimony. Willadean then introduced Jones to family and friends who reported their own experiences from the time of the bombing. A key piece of evidence was a tape from the time of the bombing in which Blanton stated that he had had to meet up with others to make the bomb. Jones was deputized in order to argue in state court and was able to indict Blanton and Cherry in 2000. Blanton was found guilty in 2001, and Cherry was found guilty in 2002. Both Blanton and Cherry were sentenced to life in prison. Blanton was up for parole in 2016, at which Jones spoke in opposition to his potential release. Blanton's parole was denied. Cherry died in prison in 2004.
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Just wanted to remember Addie Mae, Carol Denise, Carol and Cynthia today.