Doug Jones and the 16th Street Baptist Church

About a year ago, I spent a couple of days in Birmingham, AL, and, among other things, I visited the 16th Street Baptist Church, where, in 1963, four young African American girls were killed in a racially motivated bombing. One of the four KKK members who planted the bomb was convicted of murder in 1977. An alleged perpetrator died in 1994. The remaining two murderers were finally tried and convicted in 2001 and 2002.

This morning I learned that the U.S. attorney who prosecuted the case in 2001 and 2002 was none other than Doug Jones, who, last night, was elected Senator from Alabama. My admiration for Jones has gone up a few more notches. Doug Jones for President in 2020?