WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The reconstruction of one of the nation's oldest Black churches, where congregants gathered in secret before building…
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Reginald F. Davis, pastor of First Baptist, poses for a photo alongside the burial ground that sits just outside the reconstructed African Baptist Meeting House, now known as the First Baptist Church, during a rededication ceremony in Williamsburg, Va., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mike Kropf)
Joe Feaster, a part-time historical interpreter who portrays pastor Gowan Pamphlet, steps out of the reconstructed African Baptist Meeting House, now known as First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, during a rededication ceremony in Williamsburg, Va., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mike Kropf)
People line up to enter the reconstructed African Baptist Meeting House, now known as First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, during a community-wide rededication ceremony in Williamsburg, Va., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mike Kropf)
People walk through the reconstructed African Baptist Meeting House, now known as First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, during a community-wide rededication ceremony in Williamsburg, Va., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mike Kropf)
People drum during a community-wide rededication ceremony of the reconstructed African Baptist Meeting House, now known as First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, in Williamsburg, Va., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mike Kropf)
FILE - Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks during a voting rights town hall at the historic Farish Street Baptist Church in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sarah Warnock)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Sixty-three years ago, dynamite planted by Ku Klux Klan members exploded through the 16th Street Baptist Church in Bir…
This photo taken with a smartphone shows Rev. Arthur Price, Jr., left, and Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, attending a commemoration service in honor of the 63rd anniversary of the church's bombing at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
This photo taken with a smartphone shows a person standing inside the visitor and education center at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)