Tag: African American

A slave joins Rock Creek Baptist Church in Jefferson County and later becomes a pastor

June 10, 2021 May 23, 2021by Donna R Causey

"In 1822, Mr. Edward Davis purchased Job and brought him to old Jonesboro, in Jefferson County, Alabama, to be his slave. Mr. Davis lived…

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PATRON – Here are many biographies of early African American Baptists published in 1896

May 12, 2021 May 29, 2021by Donna R Causey

PATRON - Here are many biographies of early African American Baptists published from 1896. Excerpt from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama –…

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PATRON – Local news from The American Banner (Bay Minette, Alabama, September 16, 1899

July 29, 2020 June 7, 2020by Donna R Causey

Patron - Local news from The American Banner (Bay Minette, Alabama, September 16, 1899) (Transcribed extracts from The American Banner (Bay Minette, Alabama, September…