History Repeating? Buffalo Woman Compares Charleston Shooting to Birmingham Bombing

One Buffalo woman is comparing the shooting at a church last week in Charleston, SC, to the 1963 church bombing in Birmingham. 

Marie Mullen wrote a play about the bombing, which was performed at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Buffalo. Do you think the shooting last week is similar to the unrest of the 60s? Is the removal of Confederate flags a step toward lessening 'divides'?