The National Baptist Publishing Board became the principal source of religious publications for black Baptists worldwide.

President Clinton told black Baptists at a convention today that government alone could not halt the decline in social and moral standards.

In 1866, black Baptists of the South and West combined to form the Consolidated American Baptist Convention.

Surely the God of the black Baptists could not be less vindictive than dead Will?

During this time, they became the major promoters of the holiness doctrine among black Baptists.

Jews and Eastern Orthodox settlements added to the pluralism, as did the building of black Baptists and Methodist churches in the cities.

As early as the late 18th century, black Baptists began to organize separate churches, associations and mission agencies, especially in the northern states.

The black churchmen said the Convention had excluded them from decisionmaking positions, even while working with good intentions on behalf of black American Baptists.

The church's previous building and property were leased to local black Baptists so a new congregation solely for blacks could be formed.

Turner crossed denominational lines in the United States, building connections with black Baptists, for instance.