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Title
Sardis
Baptist
Church
:
interior
of
sanctuary
Creator(s)
West
,
Carroll
Van
,
photographer
Date
2003
Coverage
2000-2009
Property name
Sardis Baptist Church
Property type
Church
Community Name
Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
Latitude/Longitude
33.525575,-86.830038
Description
Black
and
white
photograph
of
church
interior
from
above
;
wood
altar
center
with
cross
on
front
;
choir
chairs
at
back
wall
;
white
door
on
either
side
of the
photo
;
pews
at
botom
;
three
wood
bishop
chairs
behind
altar
;
wood
table
with
cross
and
candles
, and
two
chairs
in
front
of
altar
;
large
cross
above
choir
chairs
.
Historical Notes
Sardis
Baptist
Church
played
a
key
role
in the
advancement
of
civil
rights
in
Alabama
,
most
notably
as the
site
of a
1956
meeting
at
which
the
Alabama
Christian
Movement
for
Civil
Rights
(ACMHR)
was
formed
.
ACMHR
replaced
the
NAACP
,
which
was
banned
by the
State
of
Alabama
, and was a
contributor
to
formation
of the
Southern
Christian
Leadership
Conference
.
Sardis
Baptist
was
one
of
many
African
American
churches
in
Birmingham
and
elsewhere
that
hosted
regular
mass
meetings
to
combine
worship
with
advancement
of
civil
rights
efforts
. The
congregation
of
Sardis
Baptist
Church
dates
to
1884
but its
buildings
were
constructed
during
the
twentieth
century
: a
Gothic
Revival
building
in
1907
and a
large
education
building
in
1962-63
. The
church
served
a
stable
working-class
community
on
Enon
Ridge
and was
very
much
a
community
center
.
Collection Name
African American Churches
Subject-LCSH
African American churches
Church buildings -- Alabama
Subject-TGM
Churches
Type
Still image
Format
jpeg2000
Genre
Photograph
Extent
5
x
7
in.
Copyright status
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
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
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
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