In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama became the epicenter of America’s moral reckoning. This episode of Inside American Politics by Skoob tells the full story of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, one of the most devastating acts of racial terrorism in U.S. history.

We trace the events leading up to that Sunday morning—from Bull Connor’s violent crackdown, the Children’s Crusade, and televised police brutality, to the Ku Klux Klan’s Cahaba Boys and their deadly plot. Four innocent girls—Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Denise McNair—were killed while preparing for Sunday school, shocking the nation and the world.

This deep dive explores how the bombing accelerated the Civil Rights Movement, helped pave the way for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and exposed the long delays and failures of justice that followed. It’s a story of hate, courage, accountability, and the enduring question America still faces today.

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