Birmingham, United States
Bethel Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the Collegeville neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The church served as headquarters from 1956 to 1961 for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, 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.
- City
- Birmingham
- Country
- United States
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
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Background: Wikipedia