Connor 's brutality and tolerance for violence against civil rights activists contributed to KKK and other violence against blacks in the city of Birmingham . On a Sunday in September 1963 , the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing destroyed much of the church that had been the center of the civil rights campaign , causing the death of four African-American girls . The city and movement leaders had just reached a negotiated agreement on integration of facilities and jobs
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
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