A Beacon of inspiration: Weekend symposium to explore legacy of Cherry Street AME, Dothan’s oldest church

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Date: May 02 2023 7:35 AM

Historians, longtime church members, and a Pulitzer Prize winning author will gather at Cherry Street AME Church in Dothan this Saturday, May 6, to examine its place as a center of religious, cultural, and civic ex pression.The church has joined with the Alabama Humanities Alliance to present the symposium, “Cherry Street AME Church: A beacon of inspiration 145 years and beyond.”The event will highlight Cherry Street’s role in history, architecture, and community. Activities began at 10 a.m. Saturday at 308 N. Cherry Street. It is free and open to the public. Sessions will address churches as places of community and foundations for social change. Panelists include John Archibald, longtime columnist for the Birmingham News, Huntsville Times, Mobile Register and AL.com and Dr. professor emeritus of history at the University of Montevallo. Washington D.C. historian James Morgan III, whose ancestor built the current building in 1908, will also present a history of the church.


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