Black Churches Provide Significant Support for the March and Voting

Black Churches Provide Significant Support for the March and Voting (HM1PXY)

Location: Montgomery, AL 36108 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 22.102', W 86° 19.248'

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Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

— Holt Street under Interstates 65 and 85 —

As the social and cultural epicenters of Montgomery's black
communities in the 1950s and 1960s, black churches also played a
political role, providing sanctuary and strength against discrimination
On December 5, 1955 following the first day of the Montgomery Bus
Boycott, the Montgomery Improvement Association was formed at
Mt. Zion AME Zion Church. The MIA was established to oversee the
continuation of the boycott, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a young minister
new to Montgomery, was elected its chairman president that night.
King delivered its first speech just minutes later at the Holt Street
Baptist Church down the street with several thousand community
members in attendance. He spoke of the need for nonviolent protest
coupled with unfailing resolve. King's speech ended to thundering
applause, as Ralph Abernathy read the resolutions aloud to the crowd
including not to ride the buses until their demands were met. The
crowd voted overwhelmingly in favor, and the boycott continued until
December 21, 1956 when segregated seating on public buses was
abolished in Montgomery

The combination of mass nonviolent protest with Christian ethics
became the model for challenging segregation in the South, and the
churches in these thriving black communities deserve much of the
credit for that success.

Details

HM Number	HM1PXY
Tags	Civil Rights, Churches and Religion, Black History
Marker Number	6
Year Placed	2015
Placed By	The City of Montgomery
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Friday, December 11th, 2015 at 5:02pm PST -08:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	16S E 563896 N 3581470
Decimal Degrees	32.36836667, -86.32080000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 32° 22.102', W 86° 19.248'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	32° 22' 6.12" N, 86° 19' 14.88" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	334
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal Address	At or near 644 S Holt St, Montgomery AL 36108, US
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