Title	Christian Valley Baptist Church: portico and sign
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van, photographer
Date	2005?
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Christian Valley Baptist Church
Property type	Church
Community Name	Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
Description	Black and white photograph of a church front entrance. The view is from the street looking up to the porch and entry. A sign names the church and lists the pastor as Rev. James T. Caver.
Historical Notes	Christian Valley Baptist Church, originated in 1914, is locally significant for its association with the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights and the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham from 1956 to 1963. The church is an example of the smaller, working class based North Birmingham Baptist congregations that supported the ACMHR. Its pastor during the Civil Rights era was Rev. A. Lawrence Lawson, who was an active voice in the ACMHR and was a part of the Collegeville Baptist ministers who strongly supported Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and the activism carried out by the nearby Bethel Baptist Church. The church itself never hosted a mass meeting of the entire ACMHR due to its small size, but congregation members held planning sessions at the church and later conducted Voter Registration information sessions and registration drives.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American Churches -- Tennessee Baptist church buildings Brick churches
Subject-AAT	Churches
Subject-TGM	Churches
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	7" x 5"
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Christian Valley Baptist Church: portico and sign

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