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The First Baptist Church (also known as the Brick-A-Day Church) on North Ripley Street in Montgomery, Alabama, is a historic landmark.Founded in downtown Montgomery in 1867 as one of the first black churches in the area, it provided an alternative to the second-class treatment and discrimination African-Americans faced at the other First Baptist Church in the city.
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, pastored by Martin Luther King Jr. and used as a base of operations during the Civil Rights Movement.. This is a list of Baptist churches in the U.S. state of Alabama that are notable because they are National Historic Landmarks (NHL), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage (ARLH), or are ...
The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The church is still in operation and is a central landmark in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
The Shiloh Baptist Church, also known as the Shiloh Negro Baptist Church, located at the corner of 7th Avenue and 19th Street, was at the time the largest black church in Birmingham. The church was crowded with approximately 3,000 people to hear Booker T. Washington address the National Convention of Negro Baptists. [1] [2]
African Methodist Episcopal Zion churches in Alabama (6 P) Pages in category "African-American churches in Alabama" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The church was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1974 because of its importance in the civil rights movement and American history. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 1978 the official name was changed to the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church , in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , who was pastor there and helped organize the Montgomery bus ...
Each year from Feb. 1 to March 1, Black History Month is recognized in the U.S. Set aside to commemorate the many contributions and accomplishments of Black Americans, the observation provides an ...
First Baptist Church is a historic church at 709 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street in Selma, Alabama, United States. A historically African American Baptist church, it was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1894 and known for its association with the Civil Rights Movement. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]