The Second African Baptist Church is in the heart of the historic district. General Sherman read the Emmancipation Proclamation to local crowds here in 1864, and Martin Luther King delivered a prototype of his 'I Have a Dream' speech before heading to Washington, DC in 1963.Second African Baptist Church
The Second African Baptist Church is in the heart of the historic district. General Sherman read the Emmancipation Proclamation to local crowds here in 1864, and Martin Luther King delivered a prototype of his 'I Have a Dream' speech before heading to Washington, DC in 1963.