Williamsburg in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
African American Baptist Meetinghouse Exhibit
— Colonial Williamsburg —
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, June 23, 2023
1. African American Baptist Meetinghouse Exhibit Marker
Inscription.
African American Baptist Meetinghouse Exhibit. . This exhibition traces the religious heritage of transported Africans and their descendants in Virginia and the development of an African American Baptist congregation in Williamsburg in the late eighteenth century. Drawn to the message of equality before God during the Great Awakening, African Americans Moses and Gowan Pamphlet preached to slaves and free blacks in secret outside of town in the 1770s and 1780s. After 1800 the congregation met in plain sight in this part of Williamsburg, first in a carriage house, then in a brick church built in 1855. This reconstruction of the Taliaferro Cole stable stands near the site of First Baptist Church, in use until the congregation moved to a new church on Scotland Street in 1956.
This exhibition traces the religious heritage of transported Africans and their descendants in Virginia and the development of an African American Baptist congregation in Williamsburg in the late eighteenth century. Drawn to the message of equality before God during the Great Awakening, African Americans Moses and Gowan Pamphlet preached to slaves and free blacks in secret outside of town in the 1770s and 1780s. After 1800 the congregation met in plain sight in this part of Williamsburg, first in a carriage house, then in a brick church built in 1855. This reconstruction of the Taliaferro Cole stable stands near the site of First Baptist Church, in use until the congregation moved to a new church on Scotland Street in 1956.
Location. 37° 16.231′ N, 76° 42.23′ W. Marker is in Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. Marker is on South Nassau Street south of West Duke of Gloucester Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220C S Nassau St, Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
2. African American Baptist Meetinghouse Exhibit Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
