Bombingham
Bombingham is a nickname for Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement due to the 50 dynamite explosions that occurred in the city between 1947 and 1965.[1] The bombings were initially used against African Americans attempting to move into neighborhoods with entirely white residents. Later, the bombings were used against anyone working towards racial desegregation in the city.[1] One neighborhood within Birmingham experienced so many bombings it developed the nickname of Dynamite Hill.[2]
Bombings
- 16th Street Baptist Church bombing on September 15, 1963
- 4 young girls killed:[3]
- Addie May Collins
- Denise McNair
- Carole Robertson
- Cynthia Wesley
- 4 young girls killed:[3]
References
- 1 2 Eskew, p. 53
- ↑ Elliott, Debbie (July 6, 2013). "Remembering Birmingham's 'Dynamite Hill' Neighborhood". National Public Radio (NPR). Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ "Birmingham Church Bombing - Black History - HISTORY.com". HISTORY.com. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
Bibliography
- Eskew, Glenn T. (1997). "Bombingham". But for Birmingham: The Local and National Movements in the Civil Rights Struggle. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807846674.
Further reading
- Hewitt, Christopher (2005). Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313334184.
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