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
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church → civil rights movement site → historic place → |
| affiliation |
African Methodist Episcopal Church denomination
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| architecturalType |
church building
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| associatedWithCause |
voting rights for African Americans
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| associatedWithEvent |
1965 Selma voting rights campaign
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Bloody Sunday → Selma to Montgomery marches → |
| associatedWithMovement |
American civil rights movement
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| associatedWithPerson |
civil rights activists in Selma
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| category |
African-American history in Alabama
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Churches in Selma, Alabama → Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama → National Historic Landmarks in Alabama → |
| city |
Selma
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| country |
United States
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| culturalSignificance |
symbol of the struggle for voting rights in the United States
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| denomination |
African Methodist Episcopal Church
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| eraOfProminence |
1960s
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| hasCommunityRole |
community organizing center
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place of worship → |
| hasCongregation |
African Methodist Episcopal congregation
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| heritageDesignation |
U.S. National Historic Landmark
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property listed on the National Register of Historic Places → |
| knownFor |
organizing hub of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches
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role in the American civil rights movement → starting point of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches → |
| locatedIn |
Dallas County, Alabama
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Selma, Alabama → United States → |
| name |
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
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| NRHPListingCountry |
United States
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| NRHPType |
building
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| religion |
Christianity
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Methodism → |
| significance |
African American history
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civil rights history → |
| state |
Alabama
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| usedAs |
meeting place for civil rights activists
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staging area for protest marches → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alabama
("Brown Chapel AME Church")
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containsHistoricSite |
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Selma
("Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church")
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hasHistoricSite |
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Selma, Alabama
("Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church")
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hasLandmark |
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Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
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name |
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Selma to Montgomery marches
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notableLocation |