Anniston in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church, Organized 1887
— Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 5, 2017
1. Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church, Organized 1887 Marker
Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church served as the home of "mass meetings" for black Annistonians who planned and executed Anniston's part of the Civil Rights Movement. Reverends D.C. Washington (1937-1960) and Nimrod Q. Reynolds (1960-2008) hosted a succession of Civil Rights leaders at the Church including Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, Fred Shuttlesworth, Benjamin Mays, Walter White, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr.
Inset photo: Church prior to renovation in 1987. Photograph courtesy James Glover.
Erected 2016 by City of Anniston Historic Trails Program. (Marker Number 9.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Anniston Civil Rights Trail, Alabama series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1987.
Location. 33° 39.985′ N, 85° 50.38′ W. Marker is in Anniston, Alabama, in Calhoun County. Marker is at the intersection of West 17th Street and Cooper Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 17th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 West 17th Street, Anniston AL 36201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of
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Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 5, 2017
2. The Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 5, 2017
3. Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church (Photo taken from marker)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 722 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
