3. Murder of Judge Edward Aaron – Birmingham, Alabama 1957
Edward Aaron was a Black handyman who was abducted by the KKK, badly beaten, castrated with a razor and left to die in a nearby creek.
4. Murder Of Willie Edwards – Alabama River, Alabama, 1957
Willie Edwards was abducted by Klansman and severely beaten in his car before being forced at gunpoint to jump 125 feet to his death off a bridge over the Alabama River.
5. 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing That Killed Four Black School Girls – Birmingham, Alabama 1963
The KKK claimed responsibility for strategically placing bombs underneath the Black church just as Sunday school was coming to a close. The bombs later exploded and killed four Black schoolgirls between the ages of 11 and 14.
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