Dexter Avenue Baptist Church

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/dexter-avenue-baptist-church

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Montgomery, Alabama, United States
2. What is the affiliation?Progressive National Baptist Convention
3. Why is the church called Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church?It was renamed to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was its pastor and led the Montgomery bus boycott.
4. How did the church help the Montgomery bus boycott?The church served as the headquarters where activists planned and organized the 381‑day boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested.

Civil Rights Movement: A historical struggle by African Americans and their allies to end institutionalized racial discrimination, disenfranchisement, and segregation in the United States.
Nonviolent Resistance: The practice of achieving goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, and other methods, without using violence.
World Heritage Site: A landmark or area which is internationally recognized by UNESCO for its outstanding universal value.