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
Discover Kelly Ingram Park and Birmingham Museum of Art.
Kelly Ingram Park
Kelly Ingram Park, formerly West Park, is a four-acre park located in Birmingham, Alabama.
Birmingham Museum of Art
The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama.
2,500 feet northeast of 16th Street Baptist Church
U.S. Post Office
The Robert S. Vance Federal Building and United States Courthouse, previously known as the U.S.
1,400 feet east of 16th Street Baptist Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Elyton.
Birmingham
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus.
Elyton
Hamlet
Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873.
2 miles southwest 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
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“16th Street Baptist Church” goes by many names.
第16街浸信会教堂Chinese
第16街浸信會教堂Chinese
16th Street Baptist ChurchDutch
Gereja Baptis Jalan ke-16Malay
Баптистская церковь на 16-й улицеRussian
16th Street Baptist ChurchSwedish
Eglwys y Bedyddwyr 16th StreetWelsh
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