First African Baptist Church has served the Richmond community since 1780, proving to be a pillar of strength for African Americans in the former Confederate ca

February 22, 1960, bore witness to an event that would forever change the social, political, and economic life of a city, a state, and millions of inhabitants.

From Labor to Reward is a pioneering, epic, and groundbreaking book that fills a huge void in American religious history, black religious history, and tradition

History of the first African Baptist Church is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on dif

The Richmond Crusade for Voters, founded in 1956 to directly oppose Massive Resistance and the Stanley Plan, has served the city of Richmond for 60 years. Despi