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Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a church at 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Selma, Alabama, United States. This church was a starting point for the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and, as the meeting place and offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the Selma Movement, played a major role in the events that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The nation's reaction to Selma's "Bloody Sunday" march is widely credited with making the passage of the Voting Rights Act politically viable in the United States Congress. It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on June 16, 1976, and later declared a National Historic Landmark on February 4, 1982. The structure sustained significant damage from termites and mold while it was unoccupied during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was included on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Places in 2022.
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When was Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?
Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1982.
What type of historic resource is Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church?
Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
Is Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.
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The period of significance for Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is recorded as the civil_war era.
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