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Chris McNair, father of 1963 church bombing victim, dies
Source: Associated Press
Chris McNair, father of 1963 church bombing victim, dies
May 8, 2019
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Chris McNair, the father of one of four young girls killed in the 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church, died Wednesday. He was 93.
His family confirmed his death Wednesday in a statement.
McNair’s daughter Denise was one of four girls killed when a bomb placed by Ku Klux Klan members ripped through Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on Sept. 15, 1963.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said in a statement that, “Mr. McNair and his family are forever tied to our country’s civil-rights legacy.”
“When he tragically lost his daughter Denise in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963, his courage and fortitude fueled our march for peace,” Woodfin said. “May we take comfort in knowing that Chris has reunited with his beloved Denise,” Woodfin said.
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May 8, 2019
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Chris McNair, the father of one of four young girls killed in the 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church, died Wednesday. He was 93.
His family confirmed his death Wednesday in a statement.
McNair’s daughter Denise was one of four girls killed when a bomb placed by Ku Klux Klan members ripped through Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on Sept. 15, 1963.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said in a statement that, “Mr. McNair and his family are forever tied to our country’s civil-rights legacy.”
“When he tragically lost his daughter Denise in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963, his courage and fortitude fueled our march for peace,” Woodfin said. “May we take comfort in knowing that Chris has reunited with his beloved Denise,” Woodfin said.
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