• As one of the primary institutions in the black community, the 16th Street Baptist Church has hosted prominent visitors throughout its history.
  • On the morning of September 15, 1963, a bomb planted by members of the Ku Klux Klan exploded beneath the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
  • The four girls were murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in an act of terrorism by a Klan related group on Sept.
  • The 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killed four young girls but also generated sympathy for the civil rights movement.
  • On Sunday September 15th 1963 the Ku Klux Klan bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four girls
  • The original church on 16th Street was demolished in 1908. ... 2. Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was the largest and most elite black church in Birmingham.
  • 16th Street Baptist Church is not just a house of worship, but a well-known tourist attraction as well. Make the pilgrimage and enjoy the peace and quiet.
  • As one of the primary institutions in the black community, the 16th Street Baptist Church has hosted prominent visitors throughout its history.
  • Carolyn McKinstry was the Sunday School secretary at 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963 and remembers the day of bombing in vivid detail.