the front façade of the16th street baptist church is an active church in birmingham alabama despite its tragic past.

architecture building facade landmark church downtown façade deaths four black girls bombing white supremacist terrorist perpertrated klux klan street baptist active tragic peacefully protested racial segregation crusade brutality shocked nation civil rights violence impact dramatic violent aggression protesters vivid injustice america sickened president john kennedy southern national martin luther king vicious crimes perpetrated humanity explosion killed injured people 16th sunday sticks dynamite steps meeting organization marches girls: galvanized federal government 1963 perpetuated girls klan Birmingham