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Gibson, Wallace

Authoritative Name:

Gibson, Wallace

Biography:

Gibson was the judge who presided over the trial of Robert Chambliss, who was ultimately convicted in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in September, 1963.

Associated Subjects:

Gibson, Wallace

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Trial to start for church bombing; one of most important in city

Creator:: Casey, Ron
Date of Original:: 1977-11-13
Collection:: Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing Collection
Contributing Institution:: Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

Witness and judge

Date of Original:: 1977-11-14
Collection:: Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing Collection
Contributing Institution:: Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)