Honoring the Lives Lost: Reflections on the Birmingham Church Bombing and the Fight for Freedom
Johnny Robinson and Virgil Ware, two Black boys, were killed on September 15, 1963, the same day as the Birmingham church bombing that claimed the lives of four Black girls. Robinson was shot by a white police officer during the chaos that followed the bombing, while Ware was mistakenly shot by a white teenager who thought he was someone else. Their deaths were overshadowed by the tragedy at the church, but efforts have been made to bring attention to their stories and honor their memory.