Ex-KKK man jailed for 1964 deaths


	Ex-KKK man jailed for 1964 deaths

Ashes2Ashes

8-24-2007 4:27 PM

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racism, kkk, 1964, kidnapping, murder

Ashes2Ashes says:

Too bad he was let go the first time because the KKK and local government agencies were in cahoots with one another.
So sad...

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8-24-2007 4:44 PM

dorine

Glad to see more of the ex-KKK members coming to justice.

Link to story about Birmingham Church Bombing that killed 4 little black girls Sept 15, 1963:

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1963_birmingham_church_bombing.htm

Bombing investigation

1963: Bomb kills four

1965: Four men named but not charged

1977: Robert Chambliss convicted. He dies in prison

1997: Case reopened

17 May 2000: Blanton and Cherry on murder charges

16 April 2001: Blanton trial opens, Cherry having been found unfit to stand trial

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