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Dexter Avenue Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, affiliated with the Progressive National Baptist Convention.The church was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1974 because of its importance in the civil rights movement and American history.
Dr. Vernon Johns (April 22, 1892 – June 11, 1965) was an American minister based in the South and a pioneer in the civil rights movement. He is best known as the pastor (1947–52) of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
It was purchased in 1919 by the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church for use as their parsonage. It was the home of Martin Luther King Jr. and his family while he was pastor, from 1954 until 1960. In January 1956, during the Montgomery bus boycott, the home was bombed, focusing attention on the boycott and juxtaposing with King's non-violent methods.
The St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church was host to the seventh Colored Baptist Convention of Alabama in 1874, a meeting that lead to the formation of Selma University in 1878. [11] The Dexter Avenue Baptist Church is a National Historic Landmark near the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery. [12] Dr.
Dexter King was named after the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father served as pastor in the 1950s. Dexter King was just 7 years old when his father was ...
Location of Montgomery County in Alabama. ... Montgomery: 18: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. July 1, 1974 : 454 Dexter Ave. ...
The Court Square–Dexter Avenue Historic District is a 17.6-acre (7.1 ha) historic district in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Centered on the Court Square Fountain, the district includes twenty-seven contributing buildings and two objects. It is roughly bounded by Dexter Avenue, Perry, Court and Monroe streets.
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church; F. First Baptist Church (Montgomery, Alabama) First Baptist Church (South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama)