How the Black Church Fueled a Movement

When asked how long she's been a member of First Baptist Church of Selma, Alabama, Louretta Wimberly said, "All my life." She knew Martin Luther King Jr. personally; decades ago, when she was a student at Alabama State Teachers College and King was the pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, she used to babysit for the Kings after the birth of their first child. Decades later, she is now First Baptist's preservation officer and clerk, and the 89-year-old chair emerita of Alabama Historical Commission's Black Heritage Council Board.