Clayborn Temple

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African Methodist Episcopal church historic church

Clayborn Temple is a historic church in Memphis, Tennessee, that served as a central organizing hub for civil rights activism, most notably during the 1968 sanitation workers' strike.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Clayborn Temple canonical	2
Clayborn Temple, Memphis	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African Methodist Episcopal church ⓘ historic church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Romanesque ⓘ surface form: Romanesque Revival
associatedSlogan	I AM A MAN ⓘ
associatedWith	Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Memphis sanitation workers' strike ⓘ surface form: Memphis sanitation workers local Memphis civil rights activists ⓘ
category	African-American history in Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ Churches in Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ Civil rights movement sites ⓘ
city	Memphis ⓘ
completionDate	1890s ⓘ
constructionStart	late 19th century ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
currentUse	cultural and community space ⓘ site for historical education ⓘ
denomination	African Methodist Episcopal Church ⓘ
functionDuring1960s	meeting place for civil rights leaders ⓘ
hasCoordinates	approximate latitude 35.139°N ⓘ approximate longitude 90.047°W ⓘ
hasHeritageValue	architectural significance ⓘ historical significance for civil rights ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places
heritageStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
location	Memphis ⓘ surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
material	stone ⓘ
movement	American civil rights movement ⓘ
namedAfter	Morris Brown College president Rev. Thomas Clayborn ⓘ
notableFor	role in 1968 sanitation workers' strike ⓘ symbolic association with I AM A MAN signs ⓘ
NRHPLocation	Shelby County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
NRHPType	building ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
originalName	Second Presbyterian Church ⓘ
owner	nonprofit organization (Clayborn Temple-related trust or group) ⓘ
religiousAffiliationChange	acquired by African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1940s ⓘ
religiousTradition	Methodist ⓘ
roleInEvent	central organizing hub for 1968 sanitation workers' strike ⓘ
significantEvent	Memphis sanitation workers' strike ⓘ surface form: 1968 Memphis sanitation workers' strike
state	Tennessee ⓘ
underwent	restoration efforts in the 21st century ⓘ
usedFor	civil rights organizing ⓘ community events ⓘ religious services ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Memphis sanitation workers' strike → significantPlace → Clayborn Temple ⓘ

African-American history of Memphis → includesPlace → Clayborn Temple ⓘ

AFSCME Local 1733 → associatedWithPlace → Clayborn Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clayborn Temple, Memphis