Alabama NewsCenter — Birmingham prepares to commemorate 60th anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing

By: Alabama News Center Staff

The city of Birmingham is joining with multiple partners to commemorate in September the 60th anniversary of the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church, which killed four little girls, shocked the world and sparked federal policymakers to move forward on civil rights legislation.

From Sept. 10 through Sept. 16, the city will host the 2023 Forging Justice Commemoration Week. Among the planned events are a series of discussions with national thought leaders; a conference on healing; art interpretations; a film screening; visits by international dignitaries and a keynote address by Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Jackson.

“In the aftermath of that fateful day on September 15, 1963, our city and our nation had to take a hard look at itself and reckon with the devasting effects of hate and racism,” Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin said in a news release. “Today, in the spirit of the four little girls, we work to be better and honor them by preserving our history and building a future worthy of their sacrifice.”

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