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

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…

The rise of the African American Baptist church in Mobile, Alabama after Civil War

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The rise of the African American Baptist church in Mobile, Alabama after Civil War

February 9, 2018 September 12, 2017by Donna R Causey

Excerpt from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama – Their Leaders and Their Work copyright 1896 – The book contains many biographies…

Ex-slave Wimbs became the bookkeeper and general clerk in the law office of Alabama governor

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Ex-slave Wimbs became the bookkeeper and general clerk in the law office of Alabama governor

February 1, 2018 December 15, 2017by Donna R Causey

Some Interesting Anecdotes about the State of Alabama transcribed from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama – Their Leaders and Their Work…

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

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

October 29, 2017 September 12, 2017by 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…

Many biographies of early African American Baptists published in 1896

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Many biographies of early African American Baptists published in 1896

October 3, 2017 September 12, 2017by Donna R Causey

Excerpt from The Cyclopedia of the Colored Baptists of Alabama – Their Leaders and Their Work copyright 1896 This book contains many biographies of early African…