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4 Little Girls is a 1997 American historical documentary film about the murder of four African-American girls (Addie Mae Collins, Carol Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Rosamond Robertson) in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963.
4 Little Girls. Documentary. 102 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 1997. Roger Ebert. October 24, 1997. 4 min read. The little girls had gone to church early for choir practice, and we can imagine them, dressed in their Sunday best, meeting their friends in. the room destroyed by the bomb.
Dec 16, 2023 · The film was released in 1997. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and received critical acclaim for its powerful storytelling and impactful depiction of racial injustice. “4 Little Girls” was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
With Maxine McNair, Chris McNair, Helen Pegues, Queen Nunn. A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist1963 bombing by the Ku Klux Klan of the African American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement, which killed four young girls.
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- Documentary, History
- Spike Lee
- 1997-07-09
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement.
On Sunday, September 15, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed by four members of a Ku Klux Klan-affiliated racist group.
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4 Little Girls is a 1997 American historical documentary film about the 15 September 1963 murder of four African-American girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It was directed by Spike Lee and nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Documentary".
