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218 E 8th St.
Columbia, TN 38401
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
City: Columbia, TN
Region: Middle Tennessee
Subregion: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
The original Mount Lebanon Baptist Church was established in 1843, the first of its kind for former slaves in Tennessee. Its congregation has met in this building since 1885. A school for African-Americans began in the church building after the Civil War ended, enduring even after the Ku Klux Klan ordered it to disband. The surrounding area evolved into an African-American business district known as Mink Slide after World War II.
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