Conversations from Penn State: Sarah Collins Rudolph
Forgotten Girl
Sarah Collins Rudolph, survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, shares her story. Hear from the “forgotten survivor.”
About the Guest
Sarah Collins Rudolph is the “fifth little girl” and survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. She has given numerous talks on her experiences. In 2002, Rudolph was honored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) with a Harmony Award for demonstrating bravery at the time of this tragedy.
More on Sarah Collins Rudolph
- NPR: Long Forgotten, 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Survivor Speaks Out
- Democracy Now: “The Fifth Little Girl”
- LIFE: The Girl Who Lived
More from the Interview
- The 16th Street Baptist Church
- NY Times Archival Article
- Remembering Birmingham’s Dynamite Hill Neighborhood
- Washington Post Archival Article
- National Center for PTSD
- MLK: What murdered these four girls?
- MLK: Eulogy for the 16th Street Baptist Church Victims
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