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First African Baptist Church in Savannah, founded around 1777, is one of the oldest Black congregations in the United States. The church's current building was constructed in 1859 and houses a museum containing the church archives and historical artifacts.

Photograph by Sarah E. McKee, New Georgia Encyclopedia

First African Baptist Church

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