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Hampton Roads Virginia Civil War Map

Baptists and the American Civil War: December 21, 1865

The African American Second Baptist Church of Hampton, Virginia was established in the months following the end of the Civil War. This week the congregation makes preparations for a celebration of January 1, 1866, the third anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the first since the effecting of freedom for all blacks with the Union…

December 21, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Alabama Map 1860s

Baptists and the American Civil War: November 26, 1865

Although a mass exodus of black members from white-led Baptist churches of the South is well underway, many post-war Southern Baptist churches retain large numbers of black members. In instances where blacks vastly outnumber white members, the whites often are fearful that the majority black members will gain control of the church. Accordingly, many churches…

November 26, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: November 25, 1865

Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, during the war a member of the Confederate States House of Representatives and an officer in the Confederate Army, is a prominent Southern Baptist. Now, he serves as the president of the Alabama Baptist State Convention and of Baptists’ Howard College. In January 1866 he is ordained to the Baptist ministry.…

November 25, 2015 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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