Remembering the two Black boys who also died on the day of the infamous Birmingham Church explosion
Video credit: African Diaspora News Channel Podcast The tragic events of September 15, 1963, forever etched the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing into the annals of history. Four innocent Black girls—Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carol Robertson, and Denise McNair—lost their lives in the senseless attack. Yet, amidst the chaos that followed, two more young lives were tragically cut short, Johnny Robinson and Virgil Ware, whose stories have long been overshadowed. Outside of Birmingham, Alabama, the names Johnny Robinson and Virgil Ware have faded into obscurity over the decades. These two boys met their untimely demise on that fateful day when the Ku Klux Klan unleashed terror upon the 16th Street Baptist Church. In the aftermath, Robinson, a 16-year-old, and Ware, a 13-year-old, lost their lives in the midst of the turmoil. Robinson's life was abruptly ended when a group of white individuals drove by, hurling racist slurs and displaying Confederate flags. He and his ...