Sarah Collins Rudolph lost an eye and has pieces of glass inside her body from a Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed her sister and three other Black girls inside an Alabama church 59 years ago
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — — Sarah Collins Rudolph lost an eye and still has pieces of glass inside her body from a Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed her sister and three other Black girls at an Alabama church 59 years ago, and she's still waiting on the state to compensate her for those injuries.to Rudolph for her"untold pain and suffering," saying legislative involvement was needed.
Speaking in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, Rudolph said then-Gov. George C. Wallace helped lay the groundwork for the Ku Klux Klan attack on 16th Street Baptist Church with his segregationist rhetoric, and the state bears some responsibility for the bombing, which wasn't prosecuted for years.
Ishan Bhabha, an attorney representing Rudolph, said the state’s apology — made at Rudolph’s request along with a plea for restitution — was only meant as a first step. Three Klan members convicted of murder in the bombing years later died in prison, and a fourth suspect died without ever being charged. The bombing occurred eight months after Wallace proclaimed “segregation forever” in his inaugural speech and during the time when Birmingham schools were being racially integrated for the first time.
“Additionally, in attorney-to-attorney conversations that ensued soon after, that same point was reiterated,” she said.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Alabama sidesteps compensation for survivor of '63 KKK blastSarah Collins Rudolph lost an eye and has pieces of glass inside her body from a Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed her sister and three other Black girls inside an Alabama church 59 years ago.
Weiterlesen »
‘Bad Sisters’ Star Sarah Greene Is TV’s Biggest BadassYou're going to want to watch this new badass dark comedy that features four sisters plotting to murder their fifth sister's terrible husband.
Weiterlesen »
Wolf Pack: Rodrigo Santoro Joins Sarah Michelle Gellar-Starring SeriesWestworld star RodrigoSantoro has joined the cast of ParamountPlus' and EP & writer JeffDavis' (TeenWolf) SarahMichelleGellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)-starring WolfPack.
Weiterlesen »
‘Westworld’ Star Rodrigo Santoro Joins Sarah Michelle Gellar in Paramount+’s ‘Wolf Pack’ (EXCLUSIVE)Rodrigo Santoro will star opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in Paramount+’s upcoming original series “Wolf Pack,” Variety can exclusively announce. The series is currently in product…
Weiterlesen »
Ted Lasso’s Sarah Niles Brought Game-Day Poise and Gilded Glamour to the 2022 EmmysThe British actor, who earned a supporting actress nomination for playing the wry psychologist to Jason Sudeikis’s antic coach, looked to ancient queens for inspiration.
Weiterlesen »