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

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Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, taken in 2000.
Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, taken in 2000.
Location: 410 Martin Luther King, Jr., Street, Selma, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°24′44.65″N 87°0′58.19″W / 32.4124028, -87.0161639Coordinates: 32°24′44.65″N 87°0′58.19″W / 32.4124028, -87.0161639
Built/Founded: 1908
Architect: Farley,A.J.
Architectural style(s): No Style Listed
Designated as NHL: December 12, 1997[1]
Added to NRHP: February 04, 1982[2]
NRHP Reference#: 82002009
Governing body: Private

Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a church in Selma, Alabama. This church was a starting point for the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and 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.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997.[1][3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Cecil N. McKithan (August 29, 1997), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church / Brown ChapelPDF (574 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 8 photos, exterior and interior, from 1997.PDF (555 KiB)

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