Fountain Heights in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

St John AME Church and Day Care Center

Destination

— Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —

St John AME Church and Day Care Center Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021

1. St John AME Church and Day Care Center Marker

Inscription. Built 1973, 708 15th St. N.
St. John AME Church and Day Care Center are on the site of the former church that hosted Monday night mass meetings during the early 1960s. It was also a center where “Project C" leaders came to strategize about their plans of action in the 1963 Birmingham Campaign. Even after the campaign, it was a place where Black Birmingham leaders came to plan marches and protests against continuing hiring discrimination and police brutality. One campaign against the Birmingham Police Department included marches and protests that lasted for more than a month.

“Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose."
Nelson Mandela
South African Civil Rights Leader, President and Statesman.

Lesson C7: How did African-American churches continue to play an important role for civil and human rights after the 1963 Birmingham Campaign?

Erected by the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail. (Marker Number C7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition,

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it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.

Location. 33° 31.044′ N, 86° 49.023′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Fountain Heights. It is on 15th Street North north of 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 708 15th St N, Birmingham AL 35203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ballard-Hamilton House and Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Poole Funeral Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Paul United Methodist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021

2. St John AME Church and Day Care Center Marker

(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sixth Avenue Zion Hill Baptist Church (about 600 feet away); Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and Parsonage (about 700 feet away); Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jim Crow on the Books (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

Regarding St John AME Church and Day Care Center. The Civil Rights Activist Committee “Home of the Foot Soldiers“ is the Information Center for the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021

3. St John AME Church and Day Care Center & marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.