Collins, Addie Mae b. April 18, 1949 d. September 15, 1963 Murder Victim. Born the daughter of Julius and Alice Collins, she was one of seven children. She attended Hill Elementary School and was an enthusiastic softball player and budding artist. She was a member of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham which was, due to the spacious basement auditorium, the center for meetings of the civil rights movement. On Sunday morning, September 15, 1963, several members of the KKK tunneled under the church and planted 122 sticks of dynamite near...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Greenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Plot: Location of Grave Unknown
Robertson, Carole Rosamond b. April 24, 1949 d. September 15, 1963 Murder Victim. She was born the third child of Alpha and Alvin Robertson. Her father was a band master at the local elementary school, her mother was a librarian. She attended Wilkerson Elementary School where she sang in the choir. She was a straight A student at Parker High School where she was also a member of the marching band and science club. She was a Girl Scout and belonged to Jack and Jill of America. She was a member of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham which was, due...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Greenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Wesley, Cynthia Dionne b. April 30, 1949 d. September 15, 1963 Murder Victim. She was the first adopted daughter of Claude and Gertrude Wesley, both of whom were teachers. She attended Ullman High School where she excelled in math, reading, and band. She was a member of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham which was, due to the spacious basement auditorium, the center for meetings of the civil rights movement. On Sunday morning, September 15, 1963, several members of the KKK tunneled under the church and planted 122 sticks of dynamite near...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Greenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
b. April 18, 1949 d. September 15, 1963
