Title	First Ebenezer Baptist Church: front door
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van, photographer
Date	2005?
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	First Ebenezer Baptist Church
Property type	Church
National Register Reference	05000299 listed April 22, 2005
Community Name	Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
Description	Color photograph of double wood doors with oval windows in them, under a red awning. Above the awning is a double set of rectangular windows.
Historical Notes	First Ebenezer Baptist Church was established by Reverend W.H. Perry in 1941. It is significant for associations with the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, from 1956 to 1965, and for its associations with African-American ethnic identity in the Smithfield neighborhood of Birmingham. A comparatively small church, the middle-class congregation is associated with the urban boom in Birmingham brought about by the increases in steel production during World War II. Although the building was too small to host regular meetings of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, the Reverend John F. Hardy often held strategy meetings at the church with his congregation and other neighborhood residents.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American Churches -- Alabama Church buildings -- Alabama
Subject-TGM	Churches
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	6 x 4 in.
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission.
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only.
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

First Ebenezer Baptist Church: front door

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