The Last 1963 Church Bombing Trial
Birmingham, AL, May 22, 2002 -- The 71-year-old former Klansman, Bobby Frank Cherry, was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder in the last 1963 church bombing trial. The jury -- six white women, three white men, three African-American men -- had deliberated a little over seven hours.
After 39 years, local civil rights groups were singing again with renewed energy.