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Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church (Selma, Alabama)

Coordinates: 32°24′44.65″N 87°0′58.19″W / 32.4124028°N 87.0161639°W / 32.4124028; -87.0161639
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Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, taken in 2000.
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church (Selma, Alabama) is located in Alabama
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church (Selma, Alabama)
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church (Selma, Alabama) is located in the United States
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church (Selma, Alabama)
Location410 Martin Luther King, Jr., Street, Selma, Alabama
Coordinates32°24′44.65″N 87°0′58.19″W / 32.4124028°N 87.0161639°W / 32.4124028; -87.0161639
Built1908
ArchitectA. J. Farley
NRHP reference No.82002009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 1982[2]
Designated NHLDecember 12, 1997[3]
Designated ARLHJune 16, 1976[1]

Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a church in Selma, Alabama, United States. This church was a starting point for the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and, as the meeting place and offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the Selma Movement, played a major role in the events that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The nation's reaction to Selma's "Bloody Sunday" march is widely credited with making the passage of the Voting Rights Act politically viable in the United States Congress.[3][4]

It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on June 16, 1976 and later declared a National Historic Landmark on February 4, 1982.[2][1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Cecil N. McKithan (August 29, 1997). "Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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