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- "Birmingham Children" Armband Used after 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, September 1963 - The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, killed four Black children in an act of white supremacist terrorism. The Protestant Council of the City of New York issued armbands like this five days later, asking its members to wear them on Sunday, September 22. Also, thirty ministers wore them during a prayer vigil at the United Nations a few days prior.
- September 01, 1963
- Collections - Artifact
"Birmingham Children" Armband Used after 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, September 1963
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, killed four Black children in an act of white supremacist terrorism. The Protestant Council of the City of New York issued armbands like this five days later, asking its members to wear them on Sunday, September 22. Also, thirty ministers wore them during a prayer vigil at the United Nations a few days prior.