Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a church at 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in , 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 during the Selma Movement, played a major role in the events that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Alabama, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church”, “Brown Chapel AME Church;Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church”, and “Browns Methodist Episcopal Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Baptist Church and Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (Selma, Alabama).

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is a historic church at 709 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street in , 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. is situated 850 feet northwest of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

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is situated 950 feet south of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

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The carries U.S. Route 80 Business across the Alabama River in , United States. Built in 1940, it is named after Edmund Pettus, a former Confederate brigadier general, U.S. senator, and state-level leader of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. is situated 2,900 feet south of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selma.

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
is a city in . has the distinction of being a notable place in the pages of history, for its role in the Civil War and doubly-so for its role in the Civil Rights Movement.

Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Latitude
32.41264° or 32° 24′ 46″ north
Longitude
-87.01614° or 87° 0′ 58″ west
Elevation
128 feet (39 metres)
Open location code
864JCX7M+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 746164381
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Geo­Names ID
4052029
Wiki­data ID
Q4976091
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