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In Reply, Please Refer te AG ANCES . File No. UNI) _.) STATES DEPARTMENT OF JL }ICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON 25, D.C. a sOGse sLeycr x September 23, 1963 UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; BOMBING OF BAPTIST CHURCH, 16TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SEPTEMBER 15, 1963 DPDOWDTINS MWADTTO pa PVN LAT ww 2 ith _ Inspector John L. Sullivan, Special Investigations Squad, Metropolitan Police Department, advised September 22, 1963, approximately 10,000 people participated in a demon- stration held in Lafayette Park across from the White House on September 22, 1963, which was held for the purpose of mourning the deaths of four Negro girls killed in the bombing of the Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963. Approximately 3,000 people assembled at the All Souls! Unitarian Church, 16th (and Harvard Streets: N. W., to Lafayette Park. Two viacards were carried at the head of the marchers which depicted a scene of the bombed Birmingham Baptist church and which were captioned "No More Birminghems," Additional people joined the group and at the time the ceremony at Lafayette Park began at about 3:20 P.M., Inspector Sullivan estimated the crowd to be 10,000 people. inspector Sullivan stated many of the marchers wore black arm bands and the first person to address the group in Lafayette Park was Dick Gregory, well known television star. Julius W. Hobson, President, Washington Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was the next speaker. Inspector Sullivan stated Mr. Hobson commented that the demonstration was being held to protest the events in Birmingham, Alabama, where mob rule and murder have replaced justice and law. Mr. Hobson commented that there have been numerous bombings in Birmingham, Alabama, which have gone unsolved. He stated politicians from all