Cynthia Dionne Morris

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Cynthia Dionne Morris, better known as Cynthia Wesley, was one of the four African-American girls tragically killed in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, a pivotal event in the U.S. civil rights movement.

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Cynthia Dionne Morris canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights movement victim
human
alsoKnownAs Cynthia Wesley
associatedWithPlace 16th Street Baptist Church
surface form: 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama
causeOfDeath 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
commemoratedIn civil rights museums and exhibits
memorials to the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing victims
countryOfDeath United States of America
deathDate 1963
denomination Baptists
surface form: Baptist
ethnicGroup African-American
familyName Morris
givenName Cynthia
hasHeritage African-American history
hasNotableVictimGroup four African-American girls killed in the bombing
hasRoleInHistory martyr of the civil rights movement
impactOn public support for the U.S. civil rights movement
mannerOfDeath homicide
movementAssociatedWith American civil rights movement
notableEvent 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
partOf four girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
history of racial violence in the United States
placeOfDeath Birmingham, Alabama, United States
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama
religion Christianity
rememberedFor being one of the four girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
symbolizing the human cost of racial hatred in the United States
sexOrGender female
significantEvent 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
surface form: 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
victimOf racist terrorism
white supremacist violence

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Cynthia Wesley birthName Cynthia Dionne Morris