16th Street Bombing
Laura van Bergeijk
Birmingham Church Bombing
On September 16, 1963 a bomb exploded in the 16th Street baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The church was a black congregation, and was often a meeting place for civil rights leaders. The explosion killed four young black girls, and injured at least 20 others. According to the pastor the church had been receiving threats since May and it had only been a matter of time before it would happen.
Four girls killed in the explosion
11-year-old Denise McNair and 14-year-olds Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley
16th Street Church
The 16th Street Baptist Church was a meeting place for Martin Luther King, Ralph David Abernathy and Fred Shutterworth.
Aftermath
Angry Blacks throw stones at the cops after the bombing.