Baptist: Quick Facts

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Areas Of Involvement	Christianity • baptism

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Montgomery, Alabama: Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Robert Walker: portrait of Oliver Cromwell

First Baptist Church in America

Engraving of Roger Williams seated at a desk, holding an open book and a quill, with papers and writing materials in front of him.

Mount Neboh Baptist Church

Martin Luther King, Jr., at Montgomery

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