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Sep 14, 2023 · On Sept. 15, 1963, the Ku Klux Klan bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. This week, the city is remembering one of the darkest chapters in civil rights history. Lynsey...
Sep 15, 2020 · The lives of all four girls intertwined and tragically ended at 10:21 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, 1963, when a bomb planted by Klansmen outside the ladies’ lounge at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham exploded, instantly killing them and injuring 20 others.
Jan 27, 2010 · The Birmingham church bombing occurred on September 15, 1963, when a bomb exploded before Sunday morning services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama—a church with a...
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama. 8,229 likes · 246 talking about this · 31,344 were here. On September 15, 1963, 16th Street Baptist was the target of the racially motivated bombing...
Historic Beginnings. Organized in 1873 as the First Colored Baptist Church of Birmingham, Alabama. Sixteenth Street was the first black church in Birmingham. Initially, the congregation worshiped in a small building on the corner of 12th Street North and 4th Avenue and later moved to 3rd Avenue North between 19th and 20th Streets.
Please plan at least 1 hour to complete the tour. Tour Hours start at 10:00 am and the last tour starts at 3:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday. For groups of 40 or more or for special arrangements, please leave a voice message for tours at 205-251-9402 or email tours@16thstreetbaptist.org.
Jun 18, 2015 · The Ku Klux Klan set off a bomb under the steps of the church, killing four young girls and injuring more than 20 other members of the church. The 16th Street Baptist Church served as a...
