Jack Yates was the born a slave in Gloucester County, Virginia. Upon emancipation he traveled to Houston and became a minster, establishing a permanent location from the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Yates founded educational programs for former slaves. He also helped create Emancipation Park and The College Memorial Park Cemetery. As a visionary, his efforts would help create Bishop College, the first African American College in Texas. In 1891 Yates left Antioch Church and founded the Bethel Baptist Church. Yates died on December 22, 1897. | Date: July 11, 1828 - December 22, 1897 | Source: “Antioch Today.” Antioch Missionary Baptist Church - Downtown Houston, Texas. Accessed April 16, 2021. https://www.ambchouston.org/index.php. Download Original File
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“Antioch Today.” Antioch Missionary Baptist Church - Downtown Houston, Texas. Accessed April 16, 2021. https://www.ambchouston.org/index.php.
