16th Street Baptist Church
The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement.
- Baptist church
- …lies at an elevation of 597 feet (182 metres)
- …is also known as “Sixteenth Street Baptist Church”
- …was formerly known as “First Colored Baptist Church of Birmingham”
- Description: church in Birmingham, Alabama
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kelly Ingram Park and Birmingham Museum of Art.
Kelly Ingram Park
Park
Birmingham Museum of Art
Museum
The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham Museum of Art is situated 2,500 feet northeast of 16th Street Baptist Church.
U.S. Post Office
Courthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Elyton.
Elyton
Hamlet
Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. Elyton is situated 2 miles southwest of 16th Street Baptist Church.
Avondale
Neighborhood
Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale… Avondale is situated 2 miles east of 16th Street Baptist Church.
16th Street Baptist Church
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Latitude
33.51674° or 33° 31′ 0″ north
Longitude
-86.81495° or 86° 48′ 54″ west
Open location code
865MG58P+M2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptist
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“16th Street Baptist Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “第16街浸信会教堂”
- Chinese: “第16街浸信會教堂”
- Dutch: “16th Street Baptist Church”
- French: “église baptiste de la 16e rue”
- French: “Église baptiste de la 16e rue”
- German: “16th Street Baptist Church”
- Malay: “Gereja Baptis Jalan ke-16”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Batista da 16th Street”
- Russian: “Баптистская церковь на 16-й улице”
- Spanish: “iglesia baptista de la calle 16”
- Spanish: “Iglesia baptista de la calle 16”
- Swedish: “16th Street Baptist Church”
- Welsh: “Eglwys y Bedyddwyr 16th Street”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fourth Avenue Historic District and Magnolia Heights.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as NW Corner of 6th Av N & 16th St N and SW Corner of 16th St N & 6th Av N.
Alabama: Highlights
Notable places include Montgomery and Birmingham.
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