Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Guardhouse | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Bethel_Baptist_Church.jpg) Bethel Baptist Church in 1993 | |
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| Location | 3233, 3232 and 3236 29th Avenue North, Collegeville, Birmingham, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°33′06.5″N 86°48′07.3″W / 33.551806°N 86.802028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000455 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 5, 2005[2] |
| Designated NHL | April 05, 2005[3] |
| Designated ARLH | November 13, 1996[1] |
Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the Collegeville neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama. The church served as headquarters from 1956 to 1961 for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR), which was led by Fred Shuttlesworth and active in the Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement. The ACMHR focused on legal and nonviolent direct action against segregated accommodations, transportation, schools and employment discrimination. It played a crucial role in the 1961 Freedom Rides that resulted in federal enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court and Interstate Commerce Commission rulings to desegregate public transportation.[3]
- ^ "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Guard House". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2008.