108 entries match your criteria. Entries 101 through 108 are listed.
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101 ► Virginia, Petersburg — QA-42 — Wyatt Tee Walker — (1928-2018) — |
Wyatt Tee Walker, pastor of Gillfield Baptist Church from 1953 to 1960, served as the president of the Petersburg branch of the NAACP and as Virginia director of the Congress of Racial Equality. He worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and . . . — — Map (db m180107) HM |
102 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — First Baptist Church — |
Established 1867 Visited by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — — Map (db m181204) HM |
103 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — 26 — First Baptist Church — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County — Reported permanently removed |
The First Baptist Church was organized in 1866 as an outgrowth of the predominantly white Farmville Baptist Church. In 1949, following the death of the Rev. C. H. Griffin, the Church voted unanimously to call his son, L. Francis Griffin, as . . . — — Map (db m31310) HM |
104 ► Virginia, Prince Edward County, Farmville — PE1 — First Baptist Church — Farmville, Virginia — Prince Edward County — |
First Baptist Church in Farmville was organized in 1866 as an outgrowth of the predominantly white Farmville Baptist Church. In 1949, following the death of the Rev. C.H. Griffin, the church voted unanimously to call on his son, L. Francis . . . — — Map (db m181206) HM |
105 ► Virginia, Richmond, Virginia Union — Coburn Hall — Virginia Union University — |
Coburn Hall was constructed in 1899 and named for Maine governor Abner Coburn. It held Virginia Union’s original chapel and library collection. Many legendary pastors and scholars preached and lectured in Coburn Hall, including Dr. Martin Luther . . . — — Map (db m108984) HM |
106 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge — |
Facing the railroad tracks, west is to your left where you see the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge. Originally called the Henry Street Bridge, it spans the tracks to connect historic Henry Street with First Street to the south. The bridge . . . — — Map (db m134595) HM |
107 ► Virginia, Williamsburg — W-108 — First Baptist Church — |
This church, home to one of the oldest continuous congregations organized by African Americans, traces its origins to brush arbor meetings held by 1776 at a nearby plantation. The congregation moved to a Williamsburg carriage house and in 1856 . . . — — Map (db m167815) HM |
108 ► Washington, King County, Seattle, Mount Baker — Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park — The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. — |
This park honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. was inspired by Dr. King’s last speech entitled “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” He delivered the speech in Memphis, Tennessee the night before he was assassinated. He was there in support of . . . — — Map (db m22557) HM |
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