Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Holt Street Baptist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 3, 2014

1. Holt Street Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Congregation founded by former members of Bethel Baptist Church in 1909. Under leadership of Rev. I.S. Fountain, group met for four years in Labor's Hall, corner of Cobb and Mobile Streets, before purchasing this site and constructing church in 1913. Congregation added wing 1946, and in 1953 demolished old structure and built present sanctuary. On evening of December 5, 1955, the first day of Bus Boycott, some 5,000 people gathered here. Dr. Martin Luther King, newly elected leader of Montgomery Improvement Association, addressed the crowd which pledged support for continuation of boycott. Minister, A.W. Wilson, was officer of MIA.

Erected 1995 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 5, 1787.

Location. 32° 21.89′ N, 86° 19.234′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of South Holt Street and Bullock Street, on the right when traveling north on South Holt Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 South Holt Street, Montgomery AL 36108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Percy Lavon Julian, PH.D. (a few steps from this marker); Highway Construction Destroys Historic Black Neighborhoods (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sherman W. White, Jr. (about 600 feet away); Loveless School / Henry Allen Loveless (approx. 0.2 miles away); From Bus Boycott to Voting Rights: Community Activism 1955-65 (approx. ¼ mile away); Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal AME Zion Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Black Churches Provide Significant Support for the March and Voting (approx. ¼ mile away); Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Other markers no longer nearby. Percy Lavon Julian (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Cleveland Court Apartments (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Montgomery Advertiser article - Holt St. Baptist Church rising again after years of decay. (Submitted on June 23, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Holt Street Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 30, 2021

2. Holt Street Baptist Church and Marker

Holt Street Baptist Church Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 3, 2014

3. Holt Street Baptist Church Cornerstone

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 3, 2014

4. Holt Street Baptist Church Cornerstone

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,720 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 3, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on January 30, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3, 4. submitted on January 3, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.