Which statement is not true? A. The violence horrified the country and eventually led to the Civil Rights Act. B. The bombing to
ok place during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. C. Families of the victims had to wait unitl 2000 for three of those responsible to be convicted of the crime. D. Five young girls were killed at the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham.
D. Five young girls were killed at the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham.
Explanation:
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing was an act of white supremacist terrorism that occurred on September 15, 1963, in Birmingham, Alabama. Before Sunday morning services at the 16th Street Baptist Church, a church visited by mostly black churchgoers, a bomb went off, killing <u>four</u> young girls were killed and injuring 22 others. The church also served as a meeting place for civil rights leaders. This violent incident helped draw national attention to the fight for civil rights for African Americans and served as a turning point, contributing to support for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
