Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
454 Dexter Ave., Montgomery, AL, 36104
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is at 454 Dexter Ave. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was its pastor 1954-60. It was in this church that the leaders of the desegregation movement met for the first time in 1955 and decided to institute a bus boycott as a form of peaceful protest. The church contains a detailed mural chronicling Dr. King's nonviolent crusade against racial oppression as well as Dr. King's pulpit and pastoral office. Guided tours are available.
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