- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Marty Hollingsworth and Irma Simpson praying at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, after Thomas E. Blanton Jr. was found guilty for his role in the 1963 bombing at the church.
- Creator:
- McGowan, Jessica
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 2001-05-01
- Subject:
- 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963--Commemoration
African Americans--Civil rights
Bombings
Church buildings
Hate crimes
Birmingham (Ala.)
Jefferson County (Ala.) - People:
- Hollingsworth, Martha Jo Fincher, 1947-2024
Simpson, Irma - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- photographic transparencies
color negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/tiff
- Description:
- This image was published in the Birmingham News on May 2, 2001, with the following caption: "Two strangers kneel together and pray Tuesday night at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, the site of the bombing that killed four girls. Marty Hollingsworth, left, said she felt the need to bring flowers to the church. She met Irma Simpson at the church, and the two women prayed together."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/226790
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
- Original Collection:
- Birmingham News||Alabama Media Group||Alabama Media Group Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
