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James Baldwin at the Jefferson County courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, during the trial of J. B. Stoner.

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Nesbitt, Charles

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Stoner was convicted of the 1958 bombing of Bethel Baptist Church. He was sentenced to ten years in prison, but he appealed and evaded the verdict, ultimately serving only three and a half years.
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1980 05 14
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Authors
  3. Baldwin, James, 1924 1987
  4. Birmingham (Ala.)
  5. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  6. Stoner, Jesse Benjamin, 1924 2005
  7. Trials, Litigation, Etc

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