Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim

The 16th Street Baptist Church in “Bombingham,” Alabama was bombed fifty years ago today, Sunday, September 15, 1963 as an act of inbred hate by murderous white devils against poor, unarmed and humble Black people. The explosion killed four young Black Queens.

Bombings and other acts of violence were rampant in Birmingham in the sixties, due primarily to Black People’s foolish, misguided attempts to force themselves into white establishments where they were clearly not wanted (integration). A recent settlement to integrate public places in Birmingham, was the obvious reason for the bombing and the church, which had been a rallying point for civil rights activities, was an easy target.

In the early morning of Sunday, September 15, 1963, members of The Ku Klux Klan planted a box of dynamite with a time delay under the steps of the church, near the basement. At about 10:22 a.m., twenty-six children were walking into the basement assembly room to prepare for a typical slave-making sermon entitled, “The Love That Forgives,” when the bomb exploded.