Which was the result of a bomb that exploded at the sixteenth street baptist church in birmingham? church members attacked the bombers. four young girls were killed. martin luther king jr. was arrested. hundreds of child protesters were arrested.

Four girls were killed in the bomb explosion that exploded in the Sixteen Street Baptist Church of Birmingham, Alabama.

Further Explanation:

On September 15, 1963 four local residents of Ku Klux Klan planted an about 15 sticks of dynamite joined to a timing device underneath the steps of the Baptist Church. It was a racist attacked for supremacy attempted by white American against American Africans. This attack not only killed four girls but also injured 22 other people. The girls killed were Addie Mae Collins (14), Cynthia Wesley (14), Carole Robertson (14), and Carol Denise McNair (11).It was a cruel act committed ever against any human race. Even Martin Luther King quoted it as the one of the most tragic crime ever committed.

Bombing triggered the violence, throwing of bricks and maltreating among the white and black youth of the country. 300 state police were assigned to suppress the violence. Governor of Alabama, George Wallace even requested parents to keep their children indoor for the safety of them and the city. Five properties were ruined within 24 hours of the blast. Most of the cars driven by whites were smashed by the rioting black youths. These incidents triggered Civil Right Movement contributed to passage of Civil Right Act of 1964.

Although crime was committed in 1963 but no legal action was being taken against the any of the culprit until 1977.Herman Clash one of the culprits of the blast died in the year 1994 without being charged for this crime. Three others were sentenced but after a too much long period. Robert Chambliss was accused for slaying of Carol Denise In 1977.Thomas Edwin Blanton and Bobby Cherry were sentenced lifetime imprisonment in year 2001 and 2002 respectively.

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Grade: High school

Subject: US History  

Chapter: Civil Right Movement

Keywords: Ku Klux Klan, Baptist Church, Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, Carol Denise McNair, Martin Luther King,George Wallace,Herman Clash, Robert Chambliss, Thomas Edwin Blanton,Bobby Cherry

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