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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church National Historic Landmark

Contact

(205) 251-9402
www.16thstreetbaptist.org

1530 6th Ave N
Birmingham, AL 35203

Description

The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church is Birmingham’ s most famous Civil Rights landmark. On a September Sunday morning in 1963, four African-American schoolgirls were in the basement of the church just prior to the worship service. A bomb set by Ku Klux Klansmen ripped through that side of the church, killing 11-year-old Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins, all 14 years old. The bombing was a turning point in the status of race relations locally and nationally. Now a National Historic Landmark and UNESCO World Heritage Site, the church is a reminder of man’s inhumanity and his capacity for love and forgiveness. The sanctuary of the church contains a massive stained glass window of Christ, given in memoriam from the people of Wales following the bombing.

Tours:
Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday (by appt. only) 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sunday: Visitors are welcome to join the 11:00 a.m. worship service but there are no tours.

Donations welcome.

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