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... a bomb went off at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama instantly killing four girls namely Denise McNair (11), Addie Mae Collins (14), Carole Robertson (14) and Cynthia Wesley (14). ... It was the fourth bombing in four weeks in Birmingham after the conclusion of a school desegregation crisis that the town was facing. ... Dozens of persons were injured when the bomb went off in the church, which held 400 Negroes at the time, including 80 children. ...
Birmingham was probably the most segregated city in the country since it was home to the Souths most violent Ku Klux Klan chapter. ... At first, civil rights activists blamed the Governor of Alabama for the killings because of a statement he made only a week before the bombing.
Approximate Word count = 607
Approximate Pages = 2.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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