1939 Historic African American A.M.E. Church~Selma Alabama~Black Masonic Program

Description: Original Vintage 1939 Program Easter Service ~ Knights Templars ~ Prince Hall Affiliation Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church ~ Selma, Alabama Both the building and the members of Brown Chapel AME Church played pivotal roles in the Selma, Alabama marches that helped lead to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The starting point for the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, Brown Chapel, also hosted the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) for the first three months of 1965. Another nearby local church, First Baptist, acted as the headquarters for the organizers of the Selma Campaign ~ the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Brown Chapel AME Church, with its imposing twin towers and Romanesque Revival styling, was built in 1908 by a Black builder Mr. A.J. Farley, of whom little is known. On Sunday morning (known as Bloody Sunday) March 7, 1965, despite a ban on protest marches by Governor George Wallace, about 600 black protestors gathered outside Brown Chapel to march from Selma to the state capital in Montgomery. Leading the march were the SCLC's Hosea Williams and SNCC's John Lewis. At the Edmund Pettus Bridge, six blocks from Brown Chapel, mounted troopers confronted the marchers and ordered them to disperse. The marchers stood their ground and the troopers advanced, billy clubs raised. Lewis fell, his skull fractured. Others fell, screaming, as white onlookers cheered. Then Sheriff Jim Clark's deputized posse charged the marchers, firing tear gas and swinging bullwhips and rubber tubing wrapped in barbed wire. That night, ABC interrupted its showing of the movie Judgement at Nuremberg to air footage of "Bloody Sunday." By morning, news of the event had spread to nearly every American household, and thousands of march supporters began to flock to Selma. On March 9, Martin Luther King, Jr., led a "symbolic" march to the bridge, and on March 21, after Governor Wallace's ban was overruled, King led the five-day march to the capital. Less than five months later President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.4 pages, in very good condition ~ please review scans above ~ 3.5" x 5.5"~ Postage via Ground Advantage with tracking ~~ If buying more than one item, please wait for our invoice to pay. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please see our other original vintage photographs, antique books and ephemera.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please Read the Following Terms:Buyers in the States: Unless other arrangements are discussed and agreed upon before a listing ends, we require communication and/or payment within four days after the end of a sale or we will have to open a non-paying buyer case. Combined postage is always available for items ending within a few days of one another, but we request that you let us know if you intend to (possibly) continue bidding so we know why payment has not been made. We understand that unusual circumstances may arise, and we're happy to work with you whenever possible. Anyone with zero feedback must contact us before bidding or we reserve the right to cancel bids. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mailing is done once or twice a week and day varies depending on orders. Please be sure to check back for additional historical and antique items as we'll be adding new items throughout the week.The items we offer are all original vintage / antique.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: We ship via ebay's Global Shipping Program.

Price: 25 USD

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-11-17T00:37:06.000Z

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