4 Little Girls
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| 4 Little Girls | |
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| Directed by | Spike Lee |
| Produced by | Spike Lee Samuel D. Pollard |
| Music by | Terence Blanchard |
| Cinematography | Ellen Kuras |
| Editing by | Samuel D. Pollard |
| Distributed by | HBO Documentary |
| Release date(s) | July 9, 1997 |
| Running time | 102 mins |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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4 Little Girls is a 1997 documentary about the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. It was directed by Spike Lee and nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Documentary".
The incident is the subject of the 1964 song "Birmingham Sunday" by Richard and Mimi Fariña. The song was used in the opening sequence of the film, performed by Mimi's sister, Joan Baez.
[edit] See also
- American Civil Rights Movement (1896-1954)
- American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
- Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
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