THE KIDS THAT LIVED THROUGH THAT AWFUL DAY ARE COMING TOGETHER AS
THROUGH THAT AWFUL DAY ARE COMING TOGETHER AS ADULTS.
ARE COMING TOGETHER AS ADULTS. HERE IS NBC’S REHEMA
ADULTS. HERE IS NBC’S REHEMA ELLIS.
HERE IS NBC’S REHEMA ELLIS. >> Reporter: THE
ELLIS. >> Reporter: THE BAPTIST CHURCH BOMBINGBIRMINGHA
>> Reporter: THE BAPTIST CHURCH BOMBINGBIRMINGHA LITTLE GIRLS WERE
BAPTIST CHURCH BOMBINGBIRMINGHA LITTLE GIRLS WERE KILLED AND DALE LONG
LITTLE GIRLS WERE KILLED AND DALE LONG WAS THERE.
KILLED AND DALE LONG WAS THERE. >> ALL OF A SUDDEN,
WAS THERE. >> ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE MOOD STARTED TO
>> ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE MOOD STARTED TO SHAKE AND LIGHTS WENT
THE MOOD STARTED TO SHAKE AND LIGHTS WENT OUT.
SHAKE AND LIGHTS WENT OUT. WE LOOKED AT EACH
OUT. WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND RAN.
WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND RAN. WE DIDN’T KNOW
OTHER AND RAN. WE DIDN’T KNOW ANYTHING ELSE TO DO.
WE DIDN’T KNOW ANYTHING ELSE TO DO. >> Reporter: HE AND
ANYTHING ELSE TO DO. >> Reporter: HE AND JEFFERSON DREW FRIENDS
>> Reporter: HE AND JEFFERSON DREW FRIENDS OF THE GIRLS WERE 11 111
JEFFERSON DREW FRIENDS OF THE GIRLS WERE 11 111 AND 12 AT THE TIME.
OF THE GIRLS WERE 11 111 AND 12 AT THE TIME. >> IT WAS AN ATROCITY
AND 12 AT THE TIME. >> IT WAS AN ATROCITY BEYOND BELIEF, IT WAS
>> IT WAS AN ATROCITY BEYOND BELIEF, IT WAS COMMON PLACE AT THE
BEYOND BELIEF, IT WAS COMMON PLACE AT THE TIME.
COMMON PLACE AT THE TIME. WE WERE COPING WITH
TIME. WE WERE COPING WITH RACIAL TERRORISM 24/7.
WE WERE COPING WITH RACIAL TERRORISM 24/7. >> Reporter: NOW, 50
RACIAL TERRORISM 24/7. >> Reporter: NOW, 50 YEARS LATER, THE
>> Reporter: NOW, 50 YEARS LATER, THE CHILDREN OF SEGREGATED
YEARS LATER, THE CHILDREN OF SEGREGATED BIRMINGHAM WHO
CHILDREN OF SEGREGATED BIRMINGHAM WHO SCATTERED ACROSS THE
BIRMINGHAM WHO SCATTERED ACROSS THE COUNTRY RETURNED TO
SCATTERED ACROSS THE COUNTRY RETURNED TO CONNECT WITH EACH
COUNTRY RETURNED TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER.
CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER. >> YOUR MAMA TAUGHT ME
OTHER. >> YOUR MAMA TAUGHT ME A LOT, TOO.
>> YOUR MAMA TAUGHT ME A LOT, TOO. >> Reporter: SOMETHING
A LOT, TOO. >> Reporter: SOMETHING THAT WAS STRICTLY
>> Reporter: SOMETHING THAT WAS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN BACK THEN.
THAT WAS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN BACK THEN. DID YOU SOCIALIZE WITH
FORBIDDEN BACK THEN. DID YOU SOCIALIZE WITH ANYBODY BLACK?
DID YOU SOCIALIZE WITH ANYBODY BLACK? >> NO, NO, THE LAWS
ANYBODY BLACK? >> NO, NO, THE LAWS WERE AGAINST IT.
>> NO, NO, THE LAWS WERE AGAINST IT. >> Reporter: HE GREW
WERE AGAINST IT. >> Reporter: HE GREW UP WHEN JIM CROW LAWS
>> Reporter: HE GREW UP WHEN JIM CROW LAWS KEPT THE RACES
UP WHEN JIM CROW LAWS KEPT THE RACES SEPARATED.
KEPT THE RACES SEPARATED. THEY WERE ENFORCED BY
SEPARATED. THEY WERE ENFORCED BY HIS FATHER, A BUS
THEY WERE ENFORCED BY HIS FATHER, A BUS DRIVER.
HIS FATHER, A BUS DRIVER. >> MY FATHER, WHEN HE
DRIVER. >> MY FATHER, WHEN HE RETIRED FROM GRAY
>> MY FATHER, WHEN HE RETIRED FROM GRAY HOUND WAS VERY MUCH A
RETIRED FROM GRAY HOUND WAS VERY MUCH A RACIST.
HOUND WAS VERY MUCH A RACIST. >> I SEE IT IN YOUR
RACIST. >> I SEE IT IN YOUR FACE AND EYES.
>> I SEE IT IN YOUR FACE AND EYES. IT’S PAINFUL.
FACE AND EYES. IT’S PAINFUL. >> IT IS PAINFUL,
IT’S PAINFUL. >> IT IS PAINFUL, YEAH.
>> IT IS PAINFUL, YEAH. >> Reporter: A CHANCE
YEAH. >> Reporter: A CHANCE TO OVERCOME THE PAST.
>> Reporter: A CHANCE TO OVERCOME THE PAST. >> MAKE SOMETHING OF
TO OVERCOME THE PAST. >> MAKE SOMETHING OF YOURSELVES AND DO
>> MAKE SOMETHING OF YOURSELVES AND DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY
YOURSELVES AND DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. >> Reporter: TEARING
ELSE. >> Reporter: TEARING UP TO TELL THEIR
>> Reporter: TEARING UP TO TELL THEIR STORIES.
UP TO TELL THEIR STORIES. >> IF WE CAN DO IT IN
STORIES. >> IF WE CAN DO IT IN BIRMINGHAM
>> IF WE CAN DO IT IN BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA,
BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT ANYWHERE ON
YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT ANYWHERE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
TO DO IT ANYWHERE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. >> Reporter: A
THE FACE OF THE EARTH. >> Reporter: A POWERFUL EXAMPLE FOR
