Interior of the Church, from the Western Wing. The First African Church, Richmond, Virginia
Dublin Core
Title
Interior of the Church, from the Western Wing. The First African Church, Richmond, Virginia
Subject
African Americans, religion
Description
First African Baptist Church was founded in Richmond in 1841 when the white and black members of the city's First Baptist Church separated into two congregations. First African Baptist Church may have been one of the largest church buildings in Virginia and before the Civil War probably had the largest congregation in the state.
Creator
William Ludwell Sheppard
Source
Harper's Weekly, June 27, 1874, p. 545
Publisher
Harper and Brothers
Date
1874
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Engraving
Identifier
15_1076_006 FABC interior
Coverage
Richmond, Virginia
Citation
William Ludwell Sheppard, “Interior of the Church, from the Western Wing. The First African Church, Richmond, Virginia,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 31, 2025, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/563.