The Hudson River Baptist Association, South, of New York meets this day. The war is over, and the relief is palatable in Baptist state conventions and associations of the North. Death has touched many families and congregations. Baptists are thankful for the victory of the United States over the Rebellion, and ready to move forward…
The reorganization of the Southern states continues. Today U.S. President Andrew Johnson appoints James Johnson (1811-1891) as provisional governor of Georgia. Johnson remains in office for most of the rest of the year, guiding the state through the initial stages of repealing Georgia’s Ordinance of Secession and formally abolishing slavery. On this same day, Virginian…
Following a meeting of Richmond-area black citizens at the First African Baptist Church of Richmond on June 10, five representatives from that meeting visit with U.S. President Andrew Johnson this day to voice their complaints of how Richmond’s white citizens are yet denying freedoms to blacks. Making matters worse, Federal military authorities were collaborating in…