CNN Evening News for Tuesday, May 21, 2002
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Birmingham: Gary Tuchman) The trial in Birmingham, AL, of Bobby Cherry for the 1963 bombing murder of four black girls in a church featured; details given about previous trials for the church bombing and of the closing arguments in Cherry's trial; scenes shown from the courtroom without sound. [Prosecutor Doug JONES - comments on the case going to the jury.] [Civil rights leader Rev. Fred SHUTTLEWORTH - says there is enough evidence to convict Cherry.]
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with 1961-1977 "Newsweek" reporter journalist Karl Fleming about the church bombing. [From Los Angeles, FLEMING - recalls the aftermath of and the reaction to the Birmingham bombing; states the KKK had been operating in total impunity in the city for years; explains why it matters if the jury convicts Cherry.]
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