On September 15, 1963, four innocent little girls were murdered by a bomb planted at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Street in Birmingham, Alabama. Today, fifty-six years later, we pause to honor the memory of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley. The heinous act of murder, committed during the sacred Sunday morning worship hour, brought national attention to the depth and depravity of the struggle for Civil Rights.
One of the victims, Carole Rosamond Robertson, was a member of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated. Carole was a very smart, musically gifted child, who took dance lessons and participated in Girl Scouts. Her mother, Alpha Robertson, was the first elected Southeastern Regional Director.
