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Queen Elizabeth visits historic black church in Houston
On this day in 1991, Queen Elizabeth II of England visited Antioch Church, the first black Baptist church in Houston. Antioch Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1866. John Henry Yates, a former slave and a leading figure in Houston's black community during Reconstruction, was the first preacher.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- YATES, JOHN HENRY [JACK]
- RELIGION
- BAPTIST CHURCH
- Other Texas Day by Day Articles for This Date
- LBJ Library dedicated in Austin (1971)
- Mexican theatrical company opens in San Antonio (1911)
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