BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Sept. 15, 2023, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at the 60th anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church: * * * The Ku Klux Klan members who bombed Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church on September 15, 1963, did not know Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley. They neither knew nor cared that these little girls had mothers and fathers, f  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Sept. 14, 2023, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at Miles College honors convocation: * * * It is great to be here. My heart is just bursting with pride looking at this beautiful audience today. I want to first start off by thanking President Knight for the kind introduction and the very warm and gracious welcome that she's extended to me today. And I want to thank all of you for welcomi  more