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 current access restrictions on this collection. Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Augusta University Special Collections & Institutional Archives is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research purposes only. Materials within the collection are subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Augusta University Special Collections & Institutional Archives may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.

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.