CNN Don Lemon Tonight September 16, 2021 06:55:00
Four young black girls, denise mcnair, carol robertson, addie may collins, and synthcynthia w were killed in the blast. 14 others were injured that day in the domestic terror attack by klan members furious over gains in civil rights for black americans. the bombing sparked riots where two more black teenagers died. it helped to galvanize the ongoing civil rights movement. even though suspects emerged in 1965 it took more than a decade for even one of the bombers to be brought to justice in 1977. it was more than 20 years later that then u.s. attorney and former senator doug jones brought charg...