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President Kennedy and the Aftermath of the 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
President John F. Kennedy expressed "outrage" and "grief" one day after Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was bombed in 1963 killing...
16th Street Baptist Church Awarded $200,000 for Historic Preservation
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced on Monday its first round of Preserving Black Churches grants to...
Rev. Dr. Norwood Delivers Opening Sermon At State Bapt. Convention
The Rev. Dr. W.M. Norwood, pastor of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Ensley, on Tuesday delivered the opening sermon of the 152nd Annual Session of...
National Baptist Deacons Convention opens in Birmingham
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Frank Russell had heard about the 5 a.m. prayer service of the National Baptist Deacons Convention but he...