Born a slave in Virginia in 1802, Wilkes B. Flagg learned the blacksmith trade in Georgia. His owners also allowed him to learn to read and write. With extra money earned from blacksmithing, Flagg purchased his freedom and that of his family. By 1850, Flagg had become a Baptist minister while he continued his blacksmithing.…
Today the most prominent Baptist in Georgia is effectively in exile as Milledgeville, the state capital, is firmly under the control of the Union Army. Governor Joseph Brown, a member of the First Baptist Church of Milledgeville, fled upon the arrival of the Federals on November 23. Traveling southward, he now finds refuge in his…
Today Georgia Gov. Joseph Brown addresses the state’s General Assembly, convened in the capitol of the state capital, Milledgeville. Brown is a Southern Baptist and, by virtue of his political position, the most prominent Baptist of the state. His speech focuses on the war effort, including the need to convert cotton crops into food crops…