16th street bombing

By rolisoma

  • 16th street bombing

    16th street bombing
    Four girls died and lives were shattered. The KKK killed the four girls and ruined there families lives.

  • One of the bombers was convicted

    One of the bombers was convicted
    Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley reopened the case and Chambliss was convicted in 1977 and sentenced to life in prison.

  • Chambliss dies in prison

    The bomber Robert Chambliss dies in prison.

  • One of the bombers dies.

    One of the bombers died,Cash died in 1994 and was never in jail for his horrible crime.

  • Cherry dies in prison

    One more of the bombers, Cherry dies in prison.

  • Girls get awarded.

    Girls get awarded.
    50 years after the bombing, all four girls who died are awarded Congressional Gold Medals.

  • Thomas Blanton the last bomber wants to die free.

    Thomas Blanton, the last living convicted bomber, is denied parole. Blanton, 86, had asked the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles to let him die as a free man. He won't be eligible for parole again until 2021.