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16th Street Baptist Church marks bombing anniversary with a new visitor center

16th Street Baptist Church marks bombing anniversary with a new visitor center
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Sixty-three years ago, dynamite planted by Ku Klux Klan members exploded through the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four girls as they prepared for Sunday services. Hundreds of people filled the church on Tuesday on the 63rd anniversary of the bombing. The church marke...

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