Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Alabama
Summary
Founded in 1877, the current red-brick building was constructed between 1883 and 1889 and is a national historic landmark. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954-1960, and began his quest for civil rights here.
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer.
Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Gift; George F. Landegger; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:090).
Forms part of: George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Tags
Date
2010 - 2020
Contributors
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Location
Montgomery (Ala.), 32.36667, -86.30000
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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