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St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church: front view
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Description
Title
St
.
Luke
African
Methodist
Episcopal
Zion
Church
:
front
view
Creator(s)
West
,
Carroll
Van
,
photographer
Date
2005
?
Coverage
2000-2009
Property name
St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Property type
Church
National Register Reference
05000295
listed
April
22
,
2005
Community Name
Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
Description
Color
photograph
of the
front
(north)
facade
of the
red
brick
church
,
viewed
from
12th
Ave
.
N
. The
facade
has
three
sections
: a
projecting
center
section
of
four
bays
flanked
by
two
square
towers
. The
projecting
main
block
has
four
narrow
rectangular
windows
,
divided
one-two-one
by
pilasters
, with
concrete
headers
and
sills
and with
lozenges
inset
above
. The
glass
is
translucent
and
tinted
in
metal
frames
, with
concrete
headers
and
sills
. This
central
projecting
section
terminates
at the
top
with
blind
arches
,
battlements
and
pinnacles
.
Stairs
to the
main
church
entrance
are in
shadow
at
bottom
right
. A
double
entry
door
leads
into the
basement
level
. A
concrete
belt
course
separates
the
basement
and
sanctuary
levels
.
Historical Notes
St
.
Luke
AME
Zion
Church
,
dating
to
1930
, was
one
of the
leading
Birmingham
churches
involved
in the
Alabama
Christian
Movement
for
Human
Rights
(ACMHR)
in the
Civil
Rights
era
.
Rev
.
John
0.
Hart
, the
church's
minister
from
1960-63
,
gave
spiritual
and
financial
support
to
Birmingham's
Civil
Rights
struggle
,
including
making
the
church
available
for
meetings
.
St
.
Luke
was
one
of
three
churches
bombed
on
Jan
.
16
,
1962
. The
church
was an
important
strategy
center
for the
Movement
in the
Project
C
demonstrations
,
which
were
nonviolent
confrontational
actions
intended
to
provoke
response
.
Collection Name
African American Churches
Subject-LCSH
African American Churches -- Tennessee
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
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
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