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Targeting Faith: Civil Rights Church Bombings | Fort Wayne News
On September 15, 1963, a bomb ripped through Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing four young girls and shattering the nation’s conscience — a brutal act that galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act. Black churches were the movement’s beating heart — centers of leadership, strategy, and sanctuary — making them prime targets for terror. From repeated bombings in Birmingham to arson attacks on SNCC-linked churches in Georgia, and recent tragedies like Charleston’s Mother Emanuel and Memphis’ Clayborn Temple, extremists have long sought to dismantle Black communities by…
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