Tabernacle Baptist Church records

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS-226

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection is comprised of a photocopied article that details the history and culture of Tabernacle Baptist Church and its role in Augustan Black life.

Dates

Created: 1885-Feb. 1904
Other: Date acquired: 03/10/1998

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions; Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

No restrictions; Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Tabernacle Baptist Church is a historic African American Church in the Augusta area, located on Laney Walker Boulevard. Founded in 1885 by Charles T. Walker, the church is situated in the “Golden Blocks” neighborhood, a section of Augusta where Black-owned commerce flourished during the segregated Jim Crow era in the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. Reverend Charles T. Walker’s leadership led to the church to become a nationally recognized congregation, attracting the likes of Booker T. Washinton, John D. Rockefeller, President William Howard Taft, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Walker also founded the Walker Baptist Institute, a prominent school for African Americans in the Augusta area.