Historical Marker

Rush Memorial Congregational Church

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 2014

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The Story

This Black Congregational church, renamed for its founding minister and later led by Julian Bond's grandfather, lent free office space to the Atlanta Student Movement in 1960, making it an early launch point for the city's sit-in campaign.

About this site

Rush Memorial Congregational Church is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 2014. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7506, -84.4127 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Atlanta Student Movement (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Atlanta Student Movement, Atlanta University Center, and Clark Atlanta University ART Galleries.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7506, -84.4127 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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