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16th Street Baptist Church Marks Bombing Anniversary with a New Visitor Center
The new center will use exhibits, oral histories and public programs to preserve the bombing’s legacy and connect civil rights history to current debates.
- On Tuesday, Birmingham leaders gathered at 16th Street Baptist Church to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the bombing, opening a new Education and Visitor Center to preserve the history of the 1963 attack.
- Klux Klan members planted dynamite beneath the church steps on Sept. 15, 1963, killing Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Addie Mae Collins, while injuring nearly 20 others.
- Reflecting on her family's loss, Lisa McNair called on Christians to stand against racism, stating, "We need to really get mad and really fight with that anger, not hurt people with that anger."
- Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, Equal Justice Initiative Founder Bryan Stevenson, and Rev. Arthur Price provided remarks at the memorial, while community leaders held quilting demonstrations highlighting storytelling traditions connected to the Civil Rights Movement.
- The tragedy helped build momentum for the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act, and McNair hopes the new Visitor Center serves as a living lesson for future generations about the consequences of hate.
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Remember, Reflect, Recommit: 16th Street Baptist Church Commemorates Anniversary of 1963 Bombing, Opens Education Center
By Javacia Harris Bowser | The Birmingham Times Sixty-three years after the tragic bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church claimed the lives of four young girls — Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley — the church’s leaders are honoring lives lost in the city’s dark past while also forging a path […]
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16th Street Baptist Church marks bombing anniversary with a new visitor center
Hundreds of people gathered at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, to mark the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 bombing.
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The sister of an 11-year-old victim of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing is speaking out about how her family refused to answer hate with hate and challenged others to confront the racism that persists 63 years later.
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