Feb. 20, 2023
The 16th Street Baptist Street Bombing
This episode is about a racially motivated attack that injured 22 people and took the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Denise McNair.
References
Documentary:
- 4 Little Girls (1997) Directed by Spike Lee. With Maxine McNair, Chris McNair, Helen Pegues, Queen Nunn
Articles:
- https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html
- http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/ARTICLE/h-1091
- https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american-history/1963-george-wallace-segregation-now-segregation-forever/
- https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/birmingham-campaign-1963/
- https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/birmingham-church-bombing
- https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/robinson-johnny-1947-1963/
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/16th-street-baptist-church-birmingham-alabama-1963
- https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/robinson-johnny-1947-1963/
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/16thstreetbaptist.htm
- https://sacredplaces.org/16-st-baptist-church/
