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| Moulton's Head Start, former Rosenwald School |
Everyone meets with speaker Nita Marlborough at Moulton's Head Start, the former Rosenwald School.
After the speech, we all walked through the building.
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| History of Moulton (not quite finished), painted by Monica Hooper |
I parked near the Mural of Moulton and walked to the School.
Next, I walked to the nearby Freeman Tabernacle, where we listened to Leela Reeves talk about the church. (We all went inside)
Freeman Tabernacle Church (located on Byler Road and Rosenwald Street
On January 3, 1874, former slaves and Deacons King Crayton, George Pruitt, Tandy Crayton, and Ben Warren paid fifty dollars for land to construct the Colored Baptist Church, which was one of the earliest in the Muscle Shoals Colored Baptist Association. This organization helped black communities build churches and schools. After he died in 1933, the congregation renamed the church to honor longtime pastor John Harrison Freeman.
Our next stop was Bayler Road Church of Christ to listen to Lewis Jackson.
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| Smith Chapel C.M.E Church In 1871, former slaves constructed one of the first churches and schools for African Americans in Moulton on this site. The Colored Methodist purchased most of the materials used for the building. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Nabors Owen gave land for the Colored Baptist and Colored Methodist Church and School Moulton. The congregations worshipped together until 1874. The church is named after Rev. Andrew Smith, a former pastor. |
Our next stop was a guided tour of Smith Chapel led by Caroline Fletcher.
At the Moulton Cemetery, Cindy Praetor, Alicia Carpenter, and Beth Garner (who were dressed in the period) gave a talk about the tombstone they were standing next to)
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| Mollie, James & Lucy Downing |
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| the Hot Spot c.1945 Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by Alabama Historical Commission June 27, 2019 |
(Marvin Jackson, Nita Marlboro led the discussion at Rosenwald School, Lela Reeves at Freeman Tabernacle, Louise Jackson at Byler Road Church of Christ, and Carolyn Fletcher guided the tour to Smith Chapel)
