On 15 September, a Baptist church in Birmingham was bombed and 4 black girls were killed. The attack was racially motivated.
Citation:
Richert, Lucas Paul. "Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing kills four".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3411, accessed 18 May 2013.]