Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Local nameDexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
LocationMontgomery, Alabama, United States

Dexter Avenue Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, affiliated with the Progressive National Baptist Convention. The church was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1974 because of its importance in the civil rights movement and American history. In 1978 the official name was changed to the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was pastor there and helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 during the civil rights era. The church is located steps away from the Alabama State Capitol.

On January 1, 2008 the US Government submitted the church to UNESCO as part of an envisaged future World Heritage Site nomination, because of this important history. It is on the UNESCO "Tentative List of World Heritage Sites".

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_Avenue_Baptist_Church

Official Website https://www.dexterkingmemorial.org/

Phone 334-263-3970

Address 454 Dexter Ave, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA

Coordinates 32°22'38.194" N -86°18'9.734" E

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