16th Street Church Bombing
On September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded before Sunday morning services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Four young girls were killed and many other people injured. Outrage over the incident and the violent clash between...
On September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded before Sunday morning services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Four young girls were killed and many other people injured. Outrage over the incident and the violent clash between protesters and police that followed helped draw national attention to the often-dangerous struggle for civil rights.
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Sources:
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/baptist-street-church-bombing
https://www.nps.gov/articles/16thstreetbaptist.htm
https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/birmingham-church-bombing