16th Street Baptist Church

Closed for renovations

The church is architecturally beautiful. Very similar to two of the other Baptist churches in Birmingham. They must’ve been done by the same architect. I’m sure when the church will re-open to the pub...

Stop by if you’re in the neighborhood

I decided to see this Baptist Church because of the sad history. I’m glad I had the chance to go by.

Such an important place in Civil Rights history

Even though I couldn't go inside, it was very important to me to pay homage to the brave people who used this church as the base for civil rights activity and to honor the four young girls killed ther...

Right Next Door to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

We stopped there after visiting the Civil Rights Institute. We were not able to go in, but walked around the building and read the memorial placards. Is a continuation of the story you hear about in t...

Must See Piece of History

While we didn’t get to go inside today I’m glad we finally got to stop by the 16th Street church. Amazing piece of preserved history and a sad reminder of a dark period in our country’s history.