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From slavery to freedom : the life of David George, pioneer Black Baptist minister / by Grant Gordon. by Gordon, Grant. Lancelot Press, for Acadia Divinity College and the Baptist Historical Committee of the United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces, 1992. Call #: 921/G3472g Subjects George, David, 1743-1810.   Baptists, Black -- Biography.   Clergy, Black -- Biography   Clergy, Black -- Biography   Blacks -- Canada -- Biography   Blacks -- Nova Scotia -- Biography   Blacks -- Sierra Leone   Black Canadians Series Baptist heritage in Atlantic Canada. v. 14 ISBN:  0889995068 Alternate title:  The life of David George, pioneer Black Baptist minister. Pioneer Black Baptist minister. Description:  xvii, 356 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  Born in the 1700s, Reverend David George helped found the Silver Bluff Baptist Church in South Carolina, the first black church in North America. He came to Shelburne in 1783 and began preaching, quickly gaining fame across the province. He was the first Baptist minister in Nova Scotia. Persecution followed him, however, as he was beaten by whites during the Shelburne riots and forced to flee to Birchtown. In 1792 he immigrated to Sierra Leone. Other authors:  Acadia Divinity College. United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces. Baptist Historical Committee. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Local History Collection 921 G3472g Non-circulating Local History Room - Central Library, 4th Floor Add Copy to MyList

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