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Big Bethel A.M.E. Church

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Photograph of the altar at the Big Bethel A.M.E. Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The large curved altar is surrounded by a low white railing. Red carpet covers the floor. Several rows of chairs for the choir members stand near the back of the altar. An arch in the back wall holds the church organ pipes. Two arched windows on either side of the pipes echo the center arch's curve.Big Bethel A.M.E. Church is one of the rehabilitation projects undertaken by architect J. W. Robinson in the Sweet Auburn historic district.
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Keywords

  1. African American Churches
  2. African Americans
  3. African Methodist Episcopal Church
  4. Altars
  5. Arches
  6. Atlanta
  7. Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
  8. Chairs
  9. Church Architecture
  10. Church Buildings
  11. Georgia
  12. Organ Pipes
  13. Stained Glass Windows

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