By: ShaCamree Gowdy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was chosen to his first leadership role in the civil rights movement on December 5, 1955, at the Mt. Zion AME Church in Alabama. The deteriorating structure has now been given funds to be turned into a museum, per The Associated Press. RELATED: How a small town in southern New Jersey shaped the future of MLK’s activism The church, which was saved from demolition almost 20 years ago thanks to a $75,000 donation from the Central Alabama Community Foundation, has received a $500,000 grant for renovations from the same organization. The National Park Service is also […]
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