On the solemn occasion of the 62nd anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (AL-07) took to social media to share a moving video commemorating the tragedy and honoring the memory of the Four Little Girls whose lives were lost that day.
The events of September 15, 1963 remain etched in the collective conscience of the nation, serving as a painful yet pivotal moment in the struggle for civil rights. The attack, carried out by white supremacists, claimed the lives of four young African American girls: Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, and Carole Robertson. Their names are more than a roll call; they symbolize innocence interrupted, but also the courage and hope that would fuel a movement for justice and equality…