16th Street Baptist Church
by Arnold Hence
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16th Street Baptist Church
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Arnold Hence
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Photograph - Digital Art Photography
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This is the iconic16 Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL. It is here that one of the most tragic moments of the Civil Rights era occurred-the murder of four little girls, Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robinson and Cynthia Wesley on Sept. 15 1963. They were killed by a bomb set off by a KKK member as they sat in Sunday School class. This event was one of the pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Era.
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May 14th, 2015
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