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Brick Baptist Church
Historical church and learning center for formerly enslaved people during and after the Civil War on St. Helena Island in Beaufort, South Carolina.
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Article: Brick Baptist Church
The National Parks Service presents a brief profile (2019) of Brick Baptist Church on St. Helena Island in Beaufort, South Carolina. The article…
Article
Article: Searching Out the Hidden Stories of South Carolina’s Gullah Country
The New York Times features a 2019 article, written by Professor Mary Stewart Atwell, about a day trip to St. Helena Island, in Beaufort, South…
Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: Alfred Williams Trial Justice [Brick Baptist Church]
Chronicling America presents a July 24, 1873 newspaper article from the Beaufort Republican (SC) with an announcement of a trial to be carried out at…
Presidential Proclamation
Presidential Proclamation: Establishment of the Reconstruction National Monument
The Obama White House Archive features a 2017 press release of President Barack Obama's official proclamation titled, "The Establishment of the…
Modern Legislation
Modern Legislation: South Carolina General Assembly House Resolution Commending Brick Baptist Church
The South Carolina Legislature presents a resolution passed by the South Carolina General Assembly in 2015 that recognized the 150th anniversary of…
Historical Photograph
Historical Photograph: Brick Church, near Frogmore, St. Helena, South Carolina
The Library of Congress provides an 1862 historical photo of Brick Church (also: Brick Baptist Church). In the black and white photo, the church is…
Historical Photograph
Historical Photograph: Street Cart and Brick Church
The University of North Carolina Special Collections Library features a 1920 photo that shows a young African American man seated on a steer cart…
Historical Photograph
Historical Photograph: The Brick Church
The University of North Carolina Special Collections Library features a 1937 photograph taken by Margaret Noyes that shows the Brick Baptist Church…
Historical Photograph
Historical Photograph: The Brick Church
The University of North Carolina Special Collections Library features a 1913 photo of Brick Baptist Church on St. Helena Island in Beaufort, South…
Historical Photograph
Historical Photograph: The Baptizing, Brick Church
The University of North Carolina Special Collections Library presents a photo by Jean Wildy that shows a baptism of a child taking place in the river…
Timeline
Timeline: Brick Baptist Church- Historic Landmark
The Brick Baptist Church website features a historical account and timeline on Brick Baptist Church- a historical Reconstruction Era landmark on St.…
Video
Video: In This Sacred Place: Brick Baptist Church, Duration: 1:50
South Carolina ETV presents a 2-minute YouTube video (2011) on the origins of Brick Baptist Church on St. Helena Island in Beaufort, South Carolina.…
Photograph
Photograph: Penn School Historic District, Brick Church, SC
Note: Compiled after 1933, the dates the photos were captured are unlisted.The Library of Congress provides a collection of sixteen photographs that…
Book Excerpt
Book Excerpt: The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song
Note: See p. 76-77. Google Books provides a digitized version of Henry Louis Gates' 2021 book, The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song,…
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