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'''Bombingham''' was a derisive nickname for [[Birmingham]] given because of numerous "unsolved" bombing of African American leaders' homes and meeting places during the [[Civil Rights Movement]] of the 1950s and '60s. | '''Bombingham''' was a derisive nickname for [[Birmingham]] given because of numerous "unsolved" bombing of African American leaders' homes and meeting places during the [[Civil Rights Movement]] of the 1950s and '60s. | ||
The nickname was used predominantly by African Americans.<sup>1</sup> The name had been in use earlier, but by September 1963 there had been 50 bombings linked to race issues since [[1947]], including the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]], all of them officially unsolved at the time.<sup>2</sup> | |||
== References == | |||
# "Freedom--Now".[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830325,00.html] (May 17, 1963). ''Time''. Accessed January 30, 2007. | |||
# Birnbaum, Jesse. (September 27, 1963). "Where the Starts Fall".[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875153,00.html] ''Time''. Accessed January 30, 2007. | |||
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Revision as of 17:13, 30 January 2007
This article is about the Birmingham nickname. For the 2002 novel, see Bombingham (novel).
Bombingham was a derisive nickname for Birmingham given because of numerous "unsolved" bombing of African American leaders' homes and meeting places during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and '60s.
The nickname was used predominantly by African Americans.1 The name had been in use earlier, but by September 1963 there had been 50 bombings linked to race issues since 1947, including the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church, all of them officially unsolved at the time.2