Memorial Baptist - View this location on map 'The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church (334-263-3970), where Martin Luther King Jr. rose to fame as leader of the Montgomery Improvement Association, stands out in red brick among the white masonry of state government buildings. Founded by former slaves in 1877, it now greets visitors with a documentary on its history, shown in a basement decorated with vacation Bible school posters, and a tour of the upstairs sanctuary, where docents say of Vernon Johns, King's predecessor: 'If he had led the movement, we'd all be dead; he wasn't one to turn the other cheek.' Nwe York Times 454 dexter ave, montgomery, AL Cultural, Historical

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