J.B. Stoner | |
|---|---|
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| National chairman of the National States' Rights Party | |
| In office 1958–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Leadership collapse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jesse Benjamin Stoner Jr. April 13, 1924 La Fayette, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 2005 (aged 81) La Fayette, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | National States' Rights Party |
| Parent(s) | Jesse Benjamin Stoner Sr. Minnie Stoner |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Criminal information | |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Motive | White supremacy |
| Conviction(s) | Conspiracy to commit a bombing[1] |
| Criminal penalty | 10 years in prison (paroled after 3+1⁄2 years) |
| Details | |
| Date | June 29, 1958 |
| Location(s) | Bethel Baptist Church |
Date apprehended | September 29, 1977[2] |
Jesse Benjamin Stoner Jr. (April 13, 1924 – April 23, 2005) was an American lawyer, white supremacist, neo-Nazi, segregationist politician, and domestic terrorist who perpetrated the 1958 bombing of the Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. He was not convicted for the bombing of the church until 1980.[3]
He was a founder and the long-time chairman of the National States' Rights Party; he published its newsletter, The Thunderbolt. Stoner campaigned for several political offices as a Southern Democrat in order to promote his white supremacist agenda.
- ^ "Virulent Segregationist J.B. Stoner Dies". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Gun-Toting Klansman Denies Bombing Black Birmingham Church in 1958". The Washington Post.
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