Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Eatonville, Florida USA
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Stephen Vincent / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2AXPX61File size:
100.8 MB (4.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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4849 x 7266 px | 41.1 x 61.5 cm | 16.2 x 24.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
11 February 2020Location:
412 E Kennedy Blvd, Eatonville, FL 32751More information:
In 1882, free slaves of the Baptist denomination needed a place to worship and fellowship. As a result, members of the community met and organized Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, the second oldest church in the quaint community of Eatonville, Florida. Services were held on the second and fourth Sundays because we shared the building with St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal Church, who worshiped first and third Sundays., Florida, is the oldest black-incorporated municipality in the United States. Incorporated in 1887, it is the first town successfully established by African American freedmen. The founding of this town stands as an enormous achievement for once-enslaved black men and women throughout the United States.