Fountain Perkins

Fountain Perkins

African American Churches

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Church became a strong symbol in the African American community after the Civil War. To African Americans, the church was a place where they were in control and free of oppression. One of the first African American churches to be built and organized in Louisa County was the First Baptist Church in the court house village of Louisa. This photograph is an image of Fountain Perkins, one of the trustees who organized First Baptist in 1866 and the first pastor at First Baptist. Fountain Perkins was not only instrumental in helping form institutions for black empowerment, namely the church and a school operated in the church for freedmen. He also served as a member of the General Assembly, and he was one of the select committee members who helped draft the Underwood Constitution. Perkins was one of the first African Americans to assume public leadership and take a stand to help create a better society for his race.

The First Baptist Church in Louisa County

Louisa County Historical Society

1978

Mr. Carl Perkins

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