Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church

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Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Selma, Alabama, best known as the starting point and organizing hub of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches.

Aliases (2)
  • Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church ×2
  • Brown Chapel AME Church ×1

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
instanceOf African Methodist Episcopal church
church
civil rights movement site
historic place
affiliation African Methodist Episcopal Church denomination
architecturalType church building
associatedWithCause voting rights for African Americans
associatedWithEvent 1965 Selma voting rights campaign
Bloody Sunday
Selma to Montgomery marches
associatedWithMovement American civil rights movement
associatedWithPerson civil rights activists in Selma
category African-American history in Alabama
Churches in Selma, Alabama
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
National Historic Landmarks in Alabama
city Selma
country United States
culturalSignificance symbol of the struggle for voting rights in the United States
denomination African Methodist Episcopal Church
eraOfProminence 1960s
hasCommunityRole community organizing center
place of worship
hasCongregation African Methodist Episcopal congregation
heritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Landmark
property listed on the National Register of Historic Places
knownFor organizing hub of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches
role in the American civil rights movement
starting point of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches
locatedIn Dallas County, Alabama
Selma, Alabama
United States
name Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
NRHPListingCountry United States
NRHPType building
religion Christianity
Methodism
significance African American history
civil rights history
state Alabama
usedAs meeting place for civil rights activists
staging area for protest marches

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alabama ("Brown Chapel AME Church")
containsHistoricSite
Selma ("Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church")
hasHistoricSite
Selma, Alabama ("Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church")
hasLandmark
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
name
Selma to Montgomery marches
notableLocation

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