From NPR: "50 Years After The Bombing, Birmingham Still Subtly Divided"

Sunday was the 50th anniversary of the Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama that killed four African American girls. Those involved reflected on the mood at the time and the lessons taken from such a tragic incident.

"I think that, in the black community, the 16th street bombing will always remain a testament of not to fully trust white folks," Jeff Drew, a classmate of three of the victims, said.

Others looked at the event as a turning point. "I think that the world began to change with the shedding of the innocent blood of these innocent girls," Carolyn McKinstry, who was at the church on the day of the attack.