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''This article is about the '''Birmingham nickname'''.  For the '''2002 novel''', see [[Bombingham (novel)]].''
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'''Bombingham''' was a derisive [[List of nicknames for Birmingham|nickname]] for [[Birmingham]] given because of [[List of racially-motivated bombings|numerous "unsolved" bombings]] 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" bombings 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 [[1963]], even before the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]], the name was making the national press.<sup>1</sup>  With the 16th Street Baptist bombing, there had been [[List of racially-motivated bombings|50 bombings]] in Birmingham since [[1947]] linked to race issues, all of them officially unsolved at the time.<sup>2</sup>
 
The nickname was used predominantly by African Americans.<sup>1</sup>  The name had been in use earlier, but by [[1963]], even before the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]], the name was making the national press.<sup>1</sup>  With the 16th Street Baptist bombing, there had been 50 bombings in Birmingham since [[1947]] linked to race issues, all of them officially unsolved at the time.<sup>2</sup>
 
==Notable bomb incidents==
 
===[[1956]]===
* [[December 24]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]]'s [[Fred Shuttlesworth residence|residence]] in [[Collegeville]] bombed, collapsing the parsonage.
 
===[[1957]]===
* April: [[Ashbury Howard]] residence in [[Bessemer]].
* April: [[Allen Temple]], church in Bessemer
* July: A home under construction on [[Dynamite Hill]]
* November: A home under construction in Bessemer
* December: One explosion damaged five houses on Dynamite Hill
 
===[[1958]]===
* [[April 28]]: [[Temple Beth-El]], 54 sticks of dynamite placed, but failed to go off
* May: [[Dora Muldin]] residence in Birmingham
* [[June 29]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] in Collegeville
* July: [[William Blackwell]] residence
 
===[[1959]]===
 
===[[1960]]===
 
===[[1961]]===
 
===[[1962]]===
* January: [[New Bethel Baptist Church]]
* January: [[St Luke's Zion Church]]
* January: [[Trinity Church of God]]
* January: 4-unit apartment house under construction
* December: New Bethel Baptist Church
 
===[[1963]]===
[[Image:Gaston Motel damage.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Bomb damage at the Gaston Motel]]
* March: [[Howard Robinson]] residence in Birmingham
* [[May 11]]: [[A. D. King]]'s [[A. D. King residence|residence]] in Birmingham
* [[May 11]]: [[A. G. Gaston Motel]]
* August: [[Loveman's]] department store
* mid August: [[Arthur Shores]]' [[Arthur Shores residence|residence]]
* [[September 4]]: Arthur Shores' residence. Bomb exploded while repairs were underway from previous blast.
* [[September 12]]: [[A. G. Gaston]]'s [[A. G. Gaston residence|residence]] in [[Robinwood]]
* [[September 15]]: [[16th Street Baptist Church]], 19 sticks of dynamite [[1963 church bombing|exploded on Sunday morning]], killing 4 small girls.
 
===[[1964]]===
 
===[[1965]]===
* [[Our Lady Queen of the Universe Catholic Church]], bomb disarmed during liturgy


== References ==
== References ==
#  "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830325,00.html Freedom--Now]."  (May 17, 1963). ''Time''.  Accessed January 30, 2007.
#  "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830325,00.html Freedom--Now]."  (May 17, 1963)  ''Time'' - accessed January 30, 2007.
#  Birnbaum, Jesse. (September 27, 1963). "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875153,00.html Where the Stars Fall]."  ''Time''.  Accessed January 30, 2007.
#  Birnbaum, Jesse  (September 27, 1963)  "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875153,00.html Where the Stars Fall]"  ''Time'' - accessed January 30, 2007.
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,545 20th Bombing Here Against Negroes]" (September 16, 1963) ''Birmingham Post-Herald'' - accessed via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collection
* "Complain 18 Unsolved B'ham Bombings in 6  Years." (September 19, 1963) ''Jet'' magazine. Vol. 24, No. 22
 
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Latest revision as of 23:14, 15 February 2022

This article is about the Birmingham nickname. For other uses, see Bombingham (disambiguation).

Bombingham was a derisive nickname for Birmingham given because of numerous "unsolved" bombings 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 1963, even before the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church, the name was making the national press.1 With the 16th Street Baptist bombing, there had been 50 bombings in Birmingham since 1947 linked to race issues, all of them officially unsolved at the time.2

References

  1. "Freedom--Now." (May 17, 1963) Time - accessed January 30, 2007.
  2. Birnbaum, Jesse (September 27, 1963) "Where the Stars Fall" Time - accessed January 30, 2007.
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