Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Alabama, United States
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About
Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a church located in Dallas county Alabama in the United States of America. It is at 32.4123587 latitude and -87.0163785 longitude. Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is at an elevation of 39 ft (128 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Selma".
Description
National Historic Landmark
History
Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church played a major role in the events that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Brown Chapel was the headquarters of the Selma Voting Rights Movement and the starting point of the three Selma-to-Montgomery Marches. Media coverage of the violence during the marches showed that equal access to the ballot was far from being realized. The nation's reaction to Selma's "Bloody Sunday March" is widely credited with making the passage of the Voting Rights Act politically viable to an otherwise cautious Congress.
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Church |
| Latitude: | 32.4123587 |
| Longitude: | -87.0163785 |
| Elevation: | 39 ft / 128 m |
| County: | Dallas |
| USGS Map Name: | Selma |
