- Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church extends a hearty welcome to you.
- There are still signs posted that explain the significance of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
- The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members.
- On September 15, 1963, 16th Street Baptist was the target of the racially motivated bombing...
- Around that time Robert Chambliss, who would later be named as a suspect in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, foreshadowed the violence to come...
- On the morning of September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
- In recognition of its historical importance, the 16th Street Baptist Church was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
- The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was created in 1905 with the original structure located on Sixteenth Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues.
- The 16th Street Baptist Church was built in 1873 and was moved to its current 16th Street location in 1883.
- Statues of the 4 girls– Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Roberston and Cynthia Wesley– at Kelly Ingram Park in front of 16th Street Baptist Church.
- The 16th Street Baptist Church’s congregation began meeting in 1873.
- The 16th Street Baptist Church is located in the Kelly Ingram Park area on the west side of Birmingham, approximately 120 miles west of Atlanta.
- 16th Street Baptist Church is located on Sixth Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama and is approximately a seven minute drive from Birmingham Airport.
16th Street Baptist Church
Баптистская церковь в Бирмингеме
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Баптистская церковь в Бирмингеме, штат Алабама, США. В 1963 году церковь была взорвана членами Ку-клукс-клана. В результате взрыва погибли четыре молодые девушки в разгар Движения за гражданские права. Церковь все еще действует и является центральной достопримечательностью района гражданских прав Бирмингема. В 2006 году она была объявлена Национальным историческим памятником. С 2008 года она также включена в предварительный список объектов Всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО.
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