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First African Baptist Church in Savannah, founded around 1777, is one of the oldest black

First African Baptist Church

First African Baptist Church in Savannah, founded around 1777, is one of the oldest black congregations in the United States. The church's current building was constructed in 1859 and houses a museum containing the church archives and historical artifacts.


Photograph by Sarah E. McKee, New Georgia Encyclopedia
 

 

 

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