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Crafted in Berkeley, California by Birmingham-born sculptor Elizabeth MacQueen [167] and designed as a memorial to the four children killed on September 15, 1963, the bronze and steel life-size sculpture depicts the four girls in preparation for the church sermon at the 16th Street Baptist Church in the moments immediately before the explosion.
4 Little Girls is a 1997 American historical documentary film about the murder of four African-American girls (Addie Mae Collins, Carol Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Rosamond Robertson) in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963.
[11] [12] She was the daughter of Elijah Blanchard, a Birmingham businessman, [13] and Angela Haley-Harris, a registered nurse. Haley-Harris is currently married to UFC heavyweight fighter Walt Harris. [11] Blanchard graduated from Homewood High School, where she played softball.
OPINION: The deadly bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sept. 15, 1963 was a wakeup call for America and helped win the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Mayar Yahia was killed when a car hit a group of pedestrians on Sunday night, West Midlands Police said. Girl’s death in Birmingham collision leaves ‘irreplaceable void’, father says Skip to ...
On June 8, 2023, Joran van der Sloot was officially extradited from Peru, where he was serving his 28-year sentence for the 2010 murder of Stephany Flores Ramírez, to the United States, landing at Shuttlesworth Airport in Birmingham, Alabama just before 2:30 p.m. [15] After arriving in Birmingham, he was taken into U.S. custody and transported ...
Four people died in a shooting at a Birmingham nightclub late Saturday, while an earlier shooting outside a home in the city killed three people, including a young child, authorities in Alabama ...
In February 2024, Mahogany Jackson, a 20-year-old woman from Birmingham, Alabama, was tortured, raped, and subsequently murdered. Jackson was taken captive on the night of February 24, and was assaulted repeatedly for several hours. In the early hours of February 25, Jackson messaged her mother that she was being held hostage and to send police.