Big Bethel A.M.E. Church

Big Bethel served as Sweet Auburn's City Hall and as the site of mass meetings to improve the lives of Atlanta's blacks in the first half of the 20th century. The church established the Gate City Colored School, the first public school for black students in the city, and founded Morris Brown College. Residents also organized here for a drive that led to the construction of Booker T. Washington High School, the first public high school for blacks in the Southeast.

Atlanta, Georgia · United States