While substantial gains were made in the succeeding decades through middle class advancement and public employment , black poverty and lack of education continued in the context of de-industrialization . Despite gains made after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing , some violence against black churches has also continued – 145 fires were set to churches around the South in the 1990s , and a mass shooting in Charleston was committed in 2015 at the historic Mother Emanuel Church
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Racism in the United States