Bethel Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama)
Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Guardhouse | |
Bethel Baptist Church in 1993 | |
| Location | 3233, 3232 and 3236 29th Avenue North, Collegeville, Birmingham, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°33′06.5″N 86°48′07.3″W / 33.551806°N 86.802028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000455 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 5, 2005 |
| Designated NHL | April 05, 2005 |
| Designated ARLH | November 13, 1996 |
Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the Collegeville neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The church served as headquarters from 1956 to 1961 for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR), which was led by Fred Shuttlesworth and active in the Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement. The ACMHR focused on legal and nonviolent direct action against segregated accommodations, transportation, schools and employment discrimination. It played a crucial role in the 1961 Freedom Rides that resulted in federal enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court and Interstate Commerce Commission rulings to desegregate public transportation.