It is the 48th anniversary of another brutal terrorist bombing in the US, perpetrated by a domestic terrorist group - the 16th Street Baptist Bombing. 4 children died, and 22 were wounded. It took over 38 years to bring some of the perpetrators to justice. Ironically, the terrorist bombing took place in the basement of the church, where the girls were preparing for a sermon entitled The Love that Forgives .
If you haven't yet, make sure to see Spike Lee's documentary 4 Little Girls
The outrage over the act contributed to passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A very different piece of legislation than the Patriot Act.
Here is Nina Simone's reaction to the bombing - one of the greatest expressions of moral outrage in jazz: Mississippi Goddam.