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Title
First
Baptist
Church
East
Nashville
:
interior
Creator(s)
Staff
of
Center
for
Historic
Preservation
,
photographer
Date
2005
Coverage
2000-2009
Property name
First Baptist Church East Nashville
Property type
Church
National Register Reference
05000761
listed
July
27
,
2005
Community Name
Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Description
Color
photograph
of a
church
sanctuary
featuring
pews
, and
arched
wall
above
the
organ
pipes
and
choir
chairs
.
Historical Notes
The
congregation
of
First
Baptist
Church
in
East
Nashville
was
formed
in
1866
as The
Negro
First
Baptist
Church
by
Rev
.
R.B
.
Vandavall
.
It
was
one
of a
number
of
African
American
churches
that
became
self-directed
after
the
Civil
War
. The
church
met
in a
variety
of
buildings
in its
first
decades
, was
formally
chartered
in
1882
and
constructed
its
first
permanent
building
ca.
1898
. The
current
church
building
was
constructed
between
1928
and
1931
. The
church
symbolizes
the
growth
and
development
of the
African-American
community
in
East
Nashville
over
the
course
of the
twentieth
century
.
It
played
an
important
role
in the
fight
for
civil
rights
in
Nashville
and
Middle
Tennessee
. The
church
leaders
and
members
participated
in
local
organizations
,
planned
and
hosted
Civil
Rights
meetings
,
activities
, and
celebration
,
hosted
nationally
prominent
Civil
Rights
activists
and
speakers
, and
filed
lawsuits
to
achieve
equality
. The
church
was a
center
for
political
,
social
, and
religious
activism
in
Nashville
throughout
the
civil
rights
period
,
particularly
during
the
pastorate
of
Dr
.
J.N
.
Rucker
,
1959-1970
.
Collection Name
African American Churches
Subject-LCSH
African American Churches -- Tennessee
Subject-AAT
Churches
Pews
Subject-TGM
Churches
Pews
Type
Still image
Genre
Photograph
Medium
Slide
Extent
35
mm
Copyright status
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use
Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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