Ballad of Birmingham

1. Ballad of Birmingham

2. 16th St. Baptist Church

3. UPI News Report of the Birmingham Church Bombing Six Dead After Church Bombing Blast Kills Four Children; Riots FollowTwo Youths Slain; State ReinforcesBirmingham Police United Press International September 16, 1963 Birmingham, Sept. 15 -- A bomb hurled from a passing car blasted a crowded Negro church today, killing four girls in their Sunday school classes and triggering outbreaks of violence that left two more persons dead in the streets. Two Negro youths were killed in outbreaks of shooting seven hours after the 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed, and a third was wounded. As darkness closed over the city hours later, shots crackled sporadically in the Negro sections. Stones smashed into cars driven by whites.

4. Birmingham Children’s March On 2 May 1963, more than a thousand black youth descended upon Birmingham in a peaceful protest march to end segregation.There were also numerous bombings within the area to retaliate the protestors. There were over twenty bombings devastating the Birmingham area. One that gains national attention though was when the 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed. In this bombing four girls were killed and fourteen people were injured. A committee was created to find these alleged bombers. A reward was posted for any information concerning the bombing.