The story
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth's church was bombed three times by the KKK in 1956, 1958, and 1962.
Everything that was here
- 1926–present · still open
Historic Bethel Baptist ChurchChurch
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth's church was bombed three times by the KKK in 1956, 1958, and 1962.
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