16th Street Baptist Church

Tour the 1911 church where a 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing killed four girls, a landmark of the civil rights era.

1530 6th Ave N · Birmingham, AL

About 16th Street Baptist Church

Designed by architect Wallace Rayfield and completed in 1911, 16th Street Baptist Church is home to the first Black congregation in Birmingham. On September 15, 1963, a Ku Klux Klan bomb planted outside the basement killed Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Denise McNair. Guided tours take about an hour and cover the church's history and the bombing. The building is a National Historic Landmark and part of Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument.

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