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Date: October 3, 1963

Decade: 1960s

Creator: Sylacauga News

Description: Describes that a racially-motivated crime (the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing) occurred in Birmingham and critiques the fact that white people were held responsible as well as how people held Governor Wallace as a promoter of racial violence.

Language: English

Subject: 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Governor Wallace, Segregation, Violence

Location Depicted: Colbert Co., AL, Tuscumbia, AL

Digital Publisher: Colbert County Reporter

Rights Information: Public Domain (Fair Use)

Citation: Sylacauga News. “Editorial Grist: The Birmingham Story.” Colbert County Reporter, October 3, 1963.

Source Format: Newspaper

Type: Text

Format: PDF

Tags: Bombing, CivilRights, Kennedy, King, Segregation, Violence, Wallace