Being a Christian and a Child of God, Carole Rosamond Robertson attended the 16th Street Baptist Church with her parents, Alvin and Alpha and older sister Dianne and brother, Alvin, Jr., Carole Robertson and three of her girlhood friends where murdered in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church on September 15, 1963, in Birmingham, Alabama. She and the other girls became symbols of racial violence, styled as martyrs in the struggle for Civil Rights. In 2013, the United States Congress awarded each girl the Congressional Gold Medal.
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Church Affiliation:Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Role in the Movement:The murder of Carole Rosamond Robertson focused public attention on racial violence in the South and led to more support for the Civil Rights Movement.
Birth Place:Birmingham, AL
Born Date:April 24, 1949
Deceased Date:September 15, 1963
Place Lived as Adult:As a child, Carol lived in Birmingham, Alabama
Church Location:Birmingham, AL