Brick foundation of one of America's oldest Black churches has been found, buried under a parking lot
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The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, in Virginia, is as old as America, having been founded by free and enslaved Blacks in 1776.
(CNN) — The First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, is as old as America, having been founded by free and enslaved Blacks in 1776.
At that time, it was illegal for African Americans to gather, so the congregation initially met outside in secret until they were allowed to use a small building that became known as the Baptist Meeting House in the early 1800s.
On Thursday, Colonial Williamsburg announced that archaeologists have found what they believe to be the brick foundation of that structure -- the church's first permanent home.
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