Support WBURLessons from Birmingham: 60 years after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombingPlay07:52Download AudioDebbie ElliottSeptember 14, 2023 ShareOn 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)