Commemorating 50 Years Since the 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing

A look at events remembering the lives of the young victims.

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Congress Awards Congressional Gold Medal - Beneath a bronze statue of Rosa Parks on the U.S. Capitol, a ceremony was held to honor Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Denise McNair with a Congressional Gold medal, the highest civilian honor, on Tuesday. "The senseless deaths of these children awakened the slumbering conscience of the nation," Representative Terri Sewell, an Alabama Democrat, said at a ceremony, according to Reuters. (Photo: Pete Marovich/MCT/LANDOV)
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Commemorating the 1963 Birmingham Bombing - On Sept. 15, the nation marks 50 years since four girls were killed in the tragic 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama. There have been several ceremonies honoring the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Denise McNair this year. Take a look at past and future events remembering the lives of the young victims.  — Natelege Whaley(Photo: / Associated Press / SL)

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