First African Baptist Church
One of the oldest Black congregations in North America, in a church built by its members, with breathing holes in the floor for people escaping slavery.
- Open
- Guided tours most days; check the website
- Price
- Paid tours
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- 23 Montgomery St, Savannah, GA 31401Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- On Franklin Square, near City Market.
Why Go
The congregation dates to 1773. Enslaved and free members built the brick church on Franklin Square by night after their own work, finishing in 1859. Patterns drilled in the floorboards are believed to have let air into a hiding space below for people on the Underground Railroad.
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