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The voting rights effort in Selma was initiated by the Student Non-Violdent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Headquarters for SNCC were at the First Baptist Church in Selma. |
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The voting rights effort in Selma was initiated by the Student Non-Violdent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Headquarters for SNCC were at the First Baptist Church in Selma. |
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Initially the voting rights
demonstrations did not go well in Selma. There was little national news coverage.
It was decided to bring in Martin Luther King, Jr., to help spark the voting rights campaign. Photo: Front View - First Baptist Church. |
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Martin Luther King, Jr., and the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) made their headquarters
at the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church. It was located just down the
street from SNCC headquarters at the First Baptist Church.
The street on which both churches are located subsequently was named Martin Luther King, Jr., Street. |
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The Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church was selected to be the starting point for a march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capitol at Montgomery, Alabama. The purpose of the march would be to dramatize the need for African-American voting rights in Alabama. |