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Blanton is the son of Thomas Edwin "Pops" Blanton Sr., who was a notorious racist in the Birmingham, Alabama area.<ref name=clary-lat>{{cite news|last1=Clary|first1=Mike|title=Birmingham's Painful Past Reopened|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/apr/14/news/mn-50901|accessdate=21 June 2014|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=14 April 2001}}</ref> |
Blanton is the son of Thomas Edwin "Pops" Blanton Sr., who was a notorious racist in the Birmingham, Alabama area.<ref name=clary-lat>{{cite news|last1=Clary|first1=Mike|title=Birmingham's Painful Past Reopened|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/apr/14/news/mn-50901|accessdate=21 June 2014|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=14 April 2001}}</ref> |
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== Trial and imprisonment == |
== Trial and imprisonment == |
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Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. | |
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| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) |
| Known for | Participant in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing |
| Parent | Thomas Edwin "Pops" Blanton Sr. |
| Motive | White supremacy |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Partner(s) | |
Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. (born 1938) was convicted in 2001 of murder for his role as conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963.[1] The bombing killed four young African-American girls (Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, Addie Mae Collins, and Denise McNair). Blanton's Alabama Department of Corrections AIS is 00216691.
Early life
Blanton is the son of Thomas Edwin "Pops" Blanton Sr., who was a notorious racist in the Birmingham, Alabama area.[2]
Trial and imprisonment
Blanton was convicted of murder in 2001 and sentenced to life in prison, with the eventual possibility of parole.
He is housed at St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville, Alabama.[3] A misconception about his age is that he was born in 1930. This is incorrect according to Alabama Department of Corrections which states his birth year as 1938.
Blanton went before the parole board on August 3, 2016. Parole was denied and deferred until 2021.[4]
References
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Sack, Kevin (2 May 2001). "Ex-Klansman Is Found Guilty in '63 Bombing". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Clary, Mike (14 April 2001). "Birmingham's Painful Past Reopened". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr". Alabama Department of Corrections. Retrieved 15 Sep 2013.
- ^ Faulk, Kent (July 14, 2016). "Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bomber up for parole next month". The Birmingham News. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
Further reading
- Sikora, Frank (2005). Until Justice Rolls Down: The Birmingham Church Bombing Case. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817352684.
See also
- Bobby Frank Cherry
- Robert Edward Chambliss
- Herman Frank Cash
- African-American history
- Civil Rights Movement
- Birmingham campaign
- Mass racial violence in the United States
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