Virgil Lamar Ware, 13

Birmingham , Alabama
September 15, 1963

Agencies: Birmingham Police Department Alabama | Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI

Cause of death: Shooting


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Overview

Virgil Lamar Ware, 13, was riding on the handlebars of his brother’s bicycle when he was fatally shot by white teenagers. The white youths had come from a segregationist rally held in the aftermath of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing.