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The Story of The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing


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On September 15, 1963, a bomb ripped through the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama — killing four little girls and shaking the conscience of a nation. In this powerful episode of The Christian J Show: The Crime Chronicles, I take you inside the crime, the chaos, and the decades‑long fight for justice.


Through cinematic storytelling and raw reflection, this episode explores:


• The innocence stolen on Youth Day

• The brutality of targeting children in a sacred space

• The painful delay of justice and systemic racism that protected the killers

• How tragedy became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act



This is more than history — it’s a reminder that resilience rises from rubble, and that memory fuels change.

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