AdvertisementLessons from Birmingham: 60 years after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombingPlay07:52Download AudioSeptember 14, 2023Debbie ElliottfacebookEmailOn Sept. 15, 1963, the Ku Klux Klan bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. This week, the city is remembering one of the darkest chapters in civil rights history. (Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR)