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The offices of Rep. Sewell and Senator Britt will host a joint information session on Tuesday, September 29 at the Marion Military Institute Birmingham, AL — Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that her office is now accepting applications from eligible students in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District seeking nominations to attend one of the nation’s military service academies. “Nominating young people from Alabama’s 7th Congressional District to attend our nation’s military service academies is one of my most rewarding responsibilities as a Member of Congress,” said Rep. Sewell. “
Washington D.C. — U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and honor the lives and legacy of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Morris Wesley—the Four Little Girls killed in the attack. Watch on YouTube here. On September 15, 1963, nineteen sticks of dynamite planted beneath the church by members of the Ku Klux Klan exploded as the girls prepared for Sunday service. The bombing claimed the lives of the four girls and severely injured others, i