The Mount Zion AME Zion Church, where Martin Luther King Jr. launched his civil rights career, will now be a museum.
Mount Zion AME Zion Church in Montgomery, Alabama, was first approved for a $500,000 grant in 2018. Leaders originally planned to turn the space into a museum and open it to the public by 2020, the Associated Press (AP) reports. But the Covid-19 pandemic and other complications delayed funding until now.
The church originally built in 1899 stood strong until 1990. The congregation decided to relocate to its current location.
The Zion church is known for many civil rights historic events making it an ideal place for a museum.
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