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Addie Mae attended [[Hill Elementary School]] and loved playing softball. The [[Addie Mae Collins Youth Center]] in [[Ishkooda]], founded by niece [[Sonya Jones]], is named in her memory. | Addie Mae attended [[Hill Elementary School]] and loved playing softball. The [[Addie Mae Collins Youth Center]] in [[Ishkooda]], founded by niece [[Sonya Jones]], is named in her memory. | ||
Collins is buried at a monument in [[Greenwood Cemetery]] along with fellow victims [[Carole Robertson]] and [[Cynthia Wesley]]. [[Denise McNair]] was buried elsewhere. | |||
[[Category:1948 births|Collins, Addie Mae]] | [[Category:1948 births|Collins, Addie Mae]] | ||
[[Category:1963 deaths|Collins, Addie Mae]] | [[Category:1963 deaths|Collins, Addie Mae]] | ||
[[Category:Murder victims|Collins, Addie Mae]] | [[Category:Murder victims|Collins, Addie Mae]] | ||
[[Category:Greenwood burials|Collins, Addie Mae]] | |||
Revision as of 09:50, 3 November 2006
Addie Mae Collins (born April 18th, 1948) was one of the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church. She was one of seven children of janitor Oscar Collins and his wife, Alice on 6th Court West.
Addie Mae attended Hill Elementary School and loved playing softball. The Addie Mae Collins Youth Center in Ishkooda, founded by niece Sonya Jones, is named in her memory.
Collins is buried at a monument in Greenwood Cemetery along with fellow victims Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley. Denise McNair was buried elsewhere.