European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 08, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Shr Law i � the Robed Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King jr., heavyweights in the civil rights movement Lead marchers through Birmingham alt., in april 1963, continued from Page 7 Street Baptist Church that killed four girls. Chambliss a barely literate car Mechanic was known to police As dynamite Bob because he was always bragging about his prowess with explosives. Chambliss had a Long record of confrontations with Blacks including a charge of flogging while a key witness at his trial in november 1977 was Elizabeth Scott a Niece by marriage who testified Chambliss told her the Day before the bombing that he had enough stuff put away to flatten half of Bir when she urged him not to do anything violent she said he looked me in the face and said you just wait until after sunday morning and they will beg us to let them segregate " another favorite of the far right fanatics in 1960s Alabama was Asa Ace Carter a klan Leader who would go on to become a top aide and speech writer Tot gov. George Wallace. Carter a Sharp tongued former radio announcer i was kicked out of the White citizens Council be Tause of his extremism was grand marshal of the Labama based original Kun flux klan of the con Deracy. Its members wore Robes of Confederate Gray instead of White while Carter preferred a Khaki uniform and paratrooper boots. Members of Carter s klan on labor Day 1957 abducted a 34-year-old Handyman named Edward Aaron at random. They took him to a country Shack where they castrated him with razor Blades and doused the wound with turpentine. Four of the klansmen were convicted and sentenced to 20 years each but were paroled shortly after Wallace took office. A shadowy figure operating in Birmingham s Tough klan Lavern 13 was Gary Thomas Row jr., an Fri informant. Rowe is the one who reported to his Fri superiors that Birmingham police agreed to hold Back for 15 minutes to allow klansmen time to attack and beat Freedom riders at the bus station on Mother s Day 1961. David Langford the struggle of 63 key civil rights events in 1963 Jan. 14 George Wallace is sworn in As governor of Alabama pledging segregation now segregation tomorrow and segregation May 3 with the Birmingham. Ala., jails Al ready overflowing with Young civil rights demonstrators police commissioner Eugene Bull Connor orders his officers to turn Back protesters with police dogs and fire hoses. June 11 two Black students with the Protection of federalized National guard troops enrol at the University of Alabama despite gov. George Wallace s futile Effort to stand in the schoolhouse june 12 Medgar Evers a civil rights Leader and Secretary of the a act is murdered by a sniper in Jackson miss. Aug. 28 More than 200,000 people take part in a massive March on Washington in the name of civil rights. Martin Luther King jr., head of the Southern Christian leadership conference delivers his famous i have a dream speech at the Lincoln memorial. Sept. 2 Wallace prevents the integration of Tuskegee High school by surrounding the building with state troopers. Sept. 10 Twenty Black students enter Public schools in Tuskegee Birmingham and Mobile following a standoff Between Wallace and Federal authorities. Sept. 15 a dynamite bomb tears through the sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Bir Mingham killing four Black girls Ages 11 to 14. Two More Blacks Are killed by police in the ensuing riots. Alabama s comeback City in his office at the sixteenth Street Baptist Church where four Black girls were Bombe to death 30 years ago the Rev. Chris Hamlin talks proudly of Good race relations today i Birmingham. The City Long has had a Black mayor and a majority of Blacks on the City Council. Ten years ago mayor Richard Arlington started a program called leadership Birmingham to bring together representatives of the predominantly White suburbs and the predominantly Black inner City. Hamlin a native of Macon ga., arrived in birding Ham 3v years ago after serving a Church in Pontiac mich., where he met his wife. She thought he was nut when he suggested moving to the Alabama City. But she was very impressed he says. When northerners come to Birmingham they find a wonderful Metropolis a very clean City with Good Community services. I really love this Herbert Jones 61, has lived in the City All his life. Now a waiter at the atrium restaurant at the Sheraton civic Center a recently expanded Conven Tion hotel Jones was working at a popular downtown restaurant 30 years ago when the demonstrations drove away most of the customers. Jones held on supporting the demonstrators Al though it was hurting him financially. He managed to Send his son and daughter to col lege. The daughter holds two master s degrees in math and speech and his son is a Navy Pilot. It was hard times for a while there but it s been going up and up Ever since he says. Birmingham is a really Nice City. I would t want to live anyplace David Langford pages sunday augusts 1993
