First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church (HM24EK)

Location: Selma, AL 36703 Dallas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 24.876', W 87° 1.07'

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Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

First Baptist was the first church in Selma to open its doors to members of the Dallas County Voters League as well as to young activists from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. From 1963 to 1965, under the leadership of Reverend M.C. Cleveland Jr., it was the frequent site of mass meetings and nonviolence training sessions. These led to the rallies and demonstrations that culminated in the historic march to Montgomery.

In December 1964, law enforcement authorities in Selma sought an injunction against mass meetings. Martin Luther King Jr. purposely broke the law by delivering a speech at Brown Chapel on January 2, 1965. Although Brown Chapel became King's headquarters during the march to Montgomery, King and his colleagues were frequent speakers here, at what was aptly called "The Movement Church."

At First Baptist Church many African Americans learned the principles of nonviolent protest, sang freedom songs, and filled out voter registration forms for the first time.

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HM Number	HM24EK
Tags	Civil Rights, Churches and Religion, Black History
Year Placed	2014
Placed By	The National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Saturday, January 6th, 2018 at 10:01pm PST -08:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	16S E 498323 N 3586392
Decimal Degrees	32.41460000, -87.01783333
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 32° 24.876', W 87° 1.07'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	32° 24' 52.56" N, 87° 1' 4.2" 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 709-799 Martin Luther King St, Selma AL 36703, US
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