Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr.
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Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. was an American domestic terrorist. He was sentenced to four life sentences for his role as conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, on Se
Undated mug shot of Blanton taken by the Alabama Department of Corrections
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing was a terrorist bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963. The bombing was committed by the white supremacist terro
Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr.
…Jr. (June 20, 1938 – June 26, 2020) was an American domestic terrorist. He was sentenced to four life sentences for his role as conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, which killed four African American girls (Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, Addie Mae Collins, and Denise…
The four girls murdered in the bombing (clockwise from top left): Carol Denise McNair (11), Carole Robertson (14), Cynthia Wesley (14), and Addie Mae Collins (14)
The 16th Street Baptist Church, seen here in 2005
The aftermath of the bombing, taken from inside the church and depicting the hole caused by the explosion.
Congress of Racial Equality and members of the All Souls Church march in memory of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing victims on September 22, 1963.