American Baptist Churches, USA African American History

A few highlights

A freed slave, pastor, goes to Jamaica following American Revolution and founds Baptist churches there.

Shaw University founded. First Historically Black University in the Southern United States

1st Black Univ. founded

1778 1821

Born a slave and became a leading educator and missionary with ABHMS, called for a separate Black Convention- NBC in USA

The first African American to lead national program board of ABCUSA.

1865 1886 1961 1999 1973 1866

Missionary Convention

The first black Baptist missionary appointed to Liberia.

Consolidated American Baptist Missionary Convention founded by African Americans

Progressive National Baptist Convention Organizes in Cincinnati, OH.