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Founded in 1809, First African Baptist Church was one of the first Black Baptist churches in America. Later, two members sold themselves into slavery to free a slave so he could serve as pastor. The 1906 building stands at a later site of the congregation.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
