16th Street Church Bombing Quiz

Why was Birmingham nicknamed "Bombingham?"

• there was bomb factory there
• over 21 African American churches were bombed there in the 1950s and 60s
• Martin Luther King Jr gave it this nickname
• the people living there liked it better

What did Martin Luther King Jr do while in Birmingham?

• helped organize peaceful protests
• helped at the hospitals
• helped find the people who did the bombing
• helped plan the bombings

What happened on September 15, 1963 at the 16th St Baptist Church

• They won an award for their work with African Americans
• It was bombed and four young, African-American girls were killed and others were injured
• It burned down and 4 young girls were injured
• Martin Luther King Jr declared it a historical landmark

What happened in Birmingham right after the bombing happened?

• they closed the schools
• African American people rioted and burned white owned businesses
• the news refused to show what happened
• they bombed more churches

Who was responsible for setting off the bomb at the 16th Street Baptist Church

• The FBI
• Martin Luther King Jr
• Members of the Ku Klux Klan, a white hate group

• the mayor of Birmingham

TRUE OR FALSE: The four men responsible for the bombing were arrested right after the crime in 1968

• True
• False

TRUE OR FALSE: The arrests of three of the men for this crime happened in 2000.

• True
• False

TRUE OR FALSE: The 16th Street Church was a well known place for Civil Rights activists to meet

• True
• False

TRUE OR FALSE: Martin Luther King Jr encouraged people to stop fighting for civil rights after the girl's funerals.

• True
• False