Antioch Missionary Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 500 Clay St in Downtown Houston, Texas. It was historically a part of the Fourth Ward. As of 2012 it was the only remaining piece of t
The church's exterior
Jack Yates
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John Henry "Jack" Yates was an American freedman, minister, and community leader. Born enslaved in Gloucester County, Virginia, on July 11, 1828, Yates was taught to read at an early age by his enslav
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
…It was built in 1875 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Jack Yates once served as the pastor of this church. Antioch Baptist Church's location in a long-established African-American neighborhood faced the encroachment…
Emancipation Park in 2017
Grave of Jack Yates - College Memorial Park Cemetery
The Jack Yates House, originally in the Fourth Ward and now residing in Sam Houston Park