Richmond's First African Baptist Church

First African Baptist Church has served the Richmond community since 1780, proving to be a pillar of strength for African Americans in the former Confederate capital. The First African Baptist Church congregation endured slavery, the tumultuous years of the Civil War, Reconstruction, and repression from the white supremacist regime that dominated Virginia politics and persevered as a vibrant force through civil rights struggle and the daunting challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement. Such notables as Lott Carey, L. Douglas Wilder, Maggie Lena Walker, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Mary Lumpkin, and Henry "Box" Brown were church members.

Author: Kimberly a. Matthews, Rodney Waller, Raymond Pierre Hylton
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 01/30/2023
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.59w x 0.27d
ISBN13: 9781467108720
ISBN10: 1467108723
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- Literary Collections | American | African American & Black