U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell used her time on the House Floor to deliver remarks just two days before the 60th anniversary of the fatal bombing of the downtown Birmingham church that killed four girls on September 15, 1963.
Sixty years after a bomb ripped through the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, killing four black girls dressed in their Sunday best, an Alabama lawmaker addressed the 117th US Congress about the legacy of that fateful day
Sewell used her time on the House Floor to deliver the remarks as the nation prepares for the 60th anniversary of the September 15, 1963, milestone. The blast killed 11-year-old Denise McNair, and 14-year-olds Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley while attending Sunday school.who were killed in racial violence the same day as the church bombing.
“Their premature and senseless deaths serve as a constant reminder that every battle, every gain in the fight for civil rights has come with a high cost, paid for by the sacrifice of others,” Sewell said.Sewell’s comments come during a week where
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