Title	Republican Primitive Baptist Church: side view 3
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	1998
Coverage	1990-1999
Property name	Republican Primitive Baptist Church
Property type	Church
National Register Reference	00000769 listed 2000/07/05
Community Name	Brownsville, Haywood County, TN
Description	Black and white photograph of white panel church building; side view with three windows; dark gable roof; road on left; porch and bare trees on right
Historical Notes	The Republican Primitive Baptist Church began in the late 1800s, formed by the Florence and Payton families of Haywood Count, TN. These families were staunch Republicans, reflected in the 1880 election of the Governor, who the African American vote helped to elect. After its establishment, Republican Primitive Baptist Church joined the Big Creek Association, a regional organization of black Primitive Baptists. The church served as both a schoolhouse and church until the late 1920s when a neighborhood school for black children was built. By the mid-1970s, the congregation dwindled and by 1989 only five or six members and a minister remained. These numbers prompted them to merge with a neighboring community's Primitive Baptist Church. In the early 1990s, some of the congregation re-instituted some activities like the annual homecoming and in 1998 during the annual homecoming, funds were donated to help support and restore the church.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American Churches -- Tennessee Church buildings -- Tennessee
Subject-TGM	Churches
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	4 x 6 in.
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

Republican Primitive Baptist Church: side view 3

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