Remembering dark chapter in civil rights history: 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

People in Birmingham, Ala., are gathering to remember the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church 60 years ago. The bombing, which killed four girls, helped to spur passage of the Civil Rights Act.

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