Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, Selma

Name: Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
Address: 410 Martin Luther King St, Selma, 36703-3141, United States
Telephone: +1 334-874-7897

#9 among attractions in Selma

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Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a church at 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Selma, Alabama, United States. This church was a starting point for the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and, as the meeting place and offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the Selma Movement, played a major role in the events that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The nation's reaction to Selma's "Bloody Sunday" march is widely credited with making the passage of the Voting Rights Act politically viable in the United States Congress. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1908 (116 years ago)Coordinates: 32°24'45"N, 87°0'59"W

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410 Martin Luther King StSelma 36703-3141 United States

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+1 334-874-7897

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Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building, Sturdivant Hall, Edmund Pettus Bridge, National Voting Rights Museum.

0.7 miSW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
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Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Sturdivant Hall, Selma
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Famous landmark in civil rights history
Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma
14 min walk • The Edmund Pettus Bridge carries U.S. Route 80 Business across the Alabama River in Selma, Alabama. Built in 1940, it is named after Edmund Pettus, a former Confederate brigadier general, U.S. senator, and state-level leader of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan.
0.7 miS
Museum, History museum
National Voting Rights Museum, Selma
18 min walk • The National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, established in 1991 and opened in 1993, is an American museum in Selma, Alabama, which honors, chronicles, collects, archives, and displays the artifacts and testimony of the activists who participated in the events leading up to...
1.1 miSW
Cemetery
Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma
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~1980 ftSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Selma
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~850 ftNW
Church
First Baptist Church, Selma
5 min walk • First Baptist Church is a historic church at 709 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street in Selma, Alabama. A historically African American Baptist church, it was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1894 and known for its association with the Civil Rights Movement.
~1600 ftSE
32°24'31"N • 87°0'50"W
Old Depot Museum, Selma
8 min walk • Museum, History museum
~1690 ftS
32°24'28"N • 87°0'57"W
Ancient Africa Enslavement & Civil War Museum, Selma
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Neighbourhood
Old Town Historic District, Selma
14 min walk • The Old Town Historic District is a 323-acre historic district in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. It is bounded by U.S. Route 80, Broad and Franklin streets, and Dallas and Selma avenues. The boundaries were increased on December 15, 2003.
~1870 ftW
Greek Revival architecture
Wesley Plattenburg House, Selma
10 min walk • The 'Wesley Plattenburg House is a historic house in Selma, Alabama. Featuring a unique combination of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles, it was completed in 1842 for Wesley Plattenburg.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church open?

Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is open:

Monday 10 am - 4 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 4 pm
Thursday 10 am - 4 pm
Friday 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday closed
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church?

Nearby attractions include First Baptist Church, Selma (5 min walk), Old Depot Museum, Selma (8 min walk), Ancient Africa Enslavement & Civil War Museum, Selma (9 min walk), Wesley Plattenburg House, Selma (10 min walk).