- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Wheat Street Baptist Church
- Creator:
- Benson, Theodore
LeMay, Warren - Date of Original:
- 2019-03-21
- Subject:
- Church buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Baptist church buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Gothic revival (Architecture)--Georgia--Atlanta
Towers--Georgia--Atlanta
Stained glass windows--Georgia--Atlanta
Wheat Street Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The planning of the "Love, Law, and Liberation" movement, which integrated the Atlanta bus system, took place at Wheat Street Baptist Church, on Sweet Auburn Avenue. The movement, which began in January 1957, was led by the church's pastor, William Holmes Borders.
Photograph of the Wheat Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. This structure, featuring tall windows, peaked roof lines, and a bell tower rising in the front, represents Gothic Revival architectural style.
The planning of the "Love, Law, and Liberation" movement, which integrated the Atlanta bus system, took place at Wheat Street Baptist Church, on Auburn Avenue. The movement, which began in January 1957, was led by the church's pastor, William Holmes Borders. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/bus-desegregation-in-atlanta/m-10642/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/warrenlemay/47413566262/in/photolist-2feLVoo-SaqLTP-276k6uw-2feLUWw-2feLUYW-21MXkJ6-at1coY-eNfXrB-eNfWMr-2k5EQiU-2k58fsf-ESdWDL-2k58fpV-2k5EQgp-2k5FtQU-2k5EQev-2k5FtDm-2kaJjKQ-2k5B4o1-2k57Czh-31Zvk7-yC9dAK-ESpWbt-2k5B4i1-2k5B4mh-2k52f3Z-ESpWoT-ffXmpS-2kaNapa-2j8UeBn-276k6Mq-2jyHBMb-2jheb9D-2jhfuks-2jaJKjh-ffXgA7-2feLVg9-2jfUYwK-2feLVdy-HSLq7P-SQrWDj-2jfUYyi-2jb3maa-LK5FxT-pEpuRz-2hFwf3z-2jaMpE4-pnWQ3o-Ry6r6V-W23TWj
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Theodore Benson
Photograph by Warren LeMay. Image in the Public Domain
Photograph by Warren LeMay - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/bus-desegregation-atlanta
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights: