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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing

In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism
Edited by: Gus Martin
Subject:Terrorism, Terrorism/Counterterrorism, International Security (general)
Keywords:Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing

On September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded in a basement lounge of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four girls and injuring more than 20 others. Although authorities had sufficient evidence to prosecute several members of the Ku ...

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  Martin, G. (2011). Sixteenth street baptist church bombing. In The SAGE encyclopedia of terrorism (Vol. 1, pp. 546-547). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n369
  
  Martin, Gus. "Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd ed.edited by Martin, Gus, 546-47. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n369.
  
  Martin, G. 2011. Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing. In: Gus Martin Editor, 2011. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 546-547 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n369> [Accessed 2 Jul 2022].
  
  Martin, Gus. "Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Edited by2nd ed Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 546-47. SAGE Knowledge. 2 Jul 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n369.
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