16th Street Baptist Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
16th Street Baptist Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The church is still in operation and is a central landmark in the Birmingham Civil Rights District. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2006.Amie A. Spinks (November 2004) , National Park Service Since 2008, it has also been on the UNESCO list of tentative World Heritage Sites. Read more on Wikipedia
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