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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

On this page, resources about the Sixteenth Street Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing
Eighteen days after the March on Washington, on the early Sunday morning of September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing four girls. Find out what happened on that early September morning. Plus, learn why it took so long to bring a second suspect to justice.
Africana Online: 1977 Trial
An article about the 1977 reopening of the case.

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