The 1963 Birmingham bombing’s ‘Fifth Girl’

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🗓️ 15 September 2020

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Summary

Sarah Collins Rudolph survived the Birmingham bombing 57 years ago today. Now, she wants restitution. And, an update on the criminal case in the death of George Floyd.

The story of Sarah Collins Rudolph, who survived the 1963 Birmingham church bombing. The explosion killed her sister and three other girls. Now, she wants restitution and an apology. “She wants justice for herself,” explains enterprise reporter Sydney Trent. “She feels like she has been overlooked.”

The police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing are turning on each other, according to national political reporter Holly Bailey.

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0:51.4	It's Tuesday, September 15th.
0:55.4	Today, the story of the fifth girl in the Birmingham bombing.
1:00.4	And an update on the officers charged with killing George Floyd.
1:08.4	On September 15th, 1963, a bomb went off in the morning at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham.
1:17.4	And it killed four little girls.
1:25.4	The bombing horrified the nation and touched off calls to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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