https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g A Day of Tragedy By Missael Sanchez and Carlo Solis en-us 2018-04-23 15:14:52 UTC 2023-07-17 17:51:03 UTC hello@padlet.com 400015963 https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254446798 A church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed and killed 4 young African American girls . The culprit is suspected to be a white supremacist.]]> 2018-04-23 15:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254446798 400015963 https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254637142 Left to right: Denise McNair , Carole Roberston, Addie Mae Collins, and Cynthia Wesley.]]> 2018-04-23 23:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254637142 400015963 https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254639583 The Birmingham Church after the bombing had taken place.]]> 2018-04-23 23:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254639583 400015963 https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254642449 There were approximately 200 church members inside. There were only 4 fatalities who were Denise McNair (11 years old) and 14 year olds Carole Roberston, Addie Mae Collins, and Cynthia Wesley. Addie´s sister, Susan, was also with them but had survived with permanent loss of sight. White supremacists were responsible for the explosion.]]> 2018-04-24 00:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254642449 400015963 https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254696914 2018-04-24 06:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254696914 400015963 https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254697347 The church was attacked on September 15, 1963  before the Sunday Services could begin. The bomb had gone off precisely before 11am. It was during an era of the Civil Rights Movement. The March to Washington and MLK´s speech happened 18 days prior to the tragic event too. ]]> 2018-04-24 06:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254697347 400015963 https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254708053 Dynamite was used at the Birmingham Church in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. The very east side of the church was targeted as the blast site. ]]> 2018-04-24 07:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254708053 400015963 https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254712770 Civil Rights organizers had often used the church as a location to routinely meet with others. Several protests started at the very steps of the church. KKK members would occasionally call in bomb threats in efforts to halt services and meetings. After the incident, KKK members were already accused for the heinous crime but no one was convicted until decades later. Home-made bombs going off had also became a natural phenomenon in Birmingham.]]> 2018-04-24 07:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254712770 400015723 https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254861670 2018-04-24 14:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254861670 400015963 https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254866325 Take this quiz!]]> 2018-04-24 14:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/400015723/tfbx8pq6nm8g/wish/254866325