Birmingham Churches and Their Cornerstones 92

St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was erected in 1930 in East Birmnigham at the corner of Cahaba Street and 12th Avenue North (3937 12th Avenue North). It now faces on to W. C. Patton Park, but the park was developed long after the church was built. Prior to that time there were residences and churches where the park now stands.

The church is on the National Register of Historic Places largely because of its role in the civil rights movement. It was bombed on January 16, 1962, knocking a large hole in the side wall that faces Cahaba Street.

More information on the church is available in its National Register registration form here. Read this first post for more on this series on Birmingham churches and their cornerstones.

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