4 Little Girls

"On that Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine"

Jul 9 1997 TV-14 1h 42m
Documentary, History

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.

Plot

This film recounts the people and events leading up to the one of the most despicable hate-crimes during the height of the civil-rights movement, the bombing of the 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In that attack, four little African-American girls lost their lives and a nation was simultaneously revolted, angered and galvanized to push the fight for equality and justice on.

Written by

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Directed by

Spike Lee

Cast

Maxine McNair, Walter Cronkite, Chris McNair

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 11 nominations total

Trailers
White Supremacists Bombing of the 16th St Baptist Church in 1963 Killing 4 little Girls
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