Addie Mae Collins joined the ancestors (Apr 18, 1949 - Sept 15, 1963🙏🏾🕊️). Addie Mae was killed by a bomb made by white domestic terrorists. She liked playing hopscotch, singing in the church choir, drawing portraits. The youth center at Ishkooda Road church in Birmingham, AL, is named for her.
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"Four Little Girls: Addie Mae Collins, September 15, 1963." Historianspeaks, September 15, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/four-little-girls-addie-mae-collins-september.
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