Experts' Choice Award 16th Street Baptist Church
3 expert reviews
“This church became a gathering place for organizational meetings and a launchpad for protests in Birmingham in the 1950s and ’60s.”
– Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Designed by African-American architect Wallace Rayfield, this twin-towered church (1911) was bombed by white racists on Sunday morning, September 15, 1963." Full review
New York Times "The 16th Street Baptist Church, the site of the 1963 bombing that tragically killed four little girls attending Sunday school, is one of the most well-known civil rights-era sites in the United States"
8 Places Across the U.S. That Illuminate Black History
February 5, 2023
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