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16th Street Baptist Church

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: 16th Street and 6th Avenue Birmingham AL USA
  • Telephone Number: +1-205-251-9402
  • Official Website: [1]
• Overview

16th Street Baptist Church is a large, predominantly African American Baptist church in Birmingham in the US state of Alabama. In September 1963, it was the target of the racially motivated 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four girls in the midst of the American 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