Description: Undated group photograph of male members of the Ohio Baptist General Association posed in front of a building, possibly taken outside of a church during one of the association's conventions. The back rows of men are standing while the front row is seated. A woman wearing a hat and glasses can be seen third from the right. The Ohio Baptist General Association, an organization of African American Baptist churches with its headquarters in Columbus, was founded in 1895 as the Ohio Baptist State Convention and reorganized as the Ohio Baptist General Association in 1919. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P190_B02_02
Subjects: African American Ohioans; American Baptist Church--Clergy; Religion in Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Charles T. Isom in a hat and coat standing by a car. Isom (1880-1943) was a graduate of Denison University and Ohio University, and served as a chaplain in World War I. He was Executive Secretary of Ohio Baptist General Association for 24 years, and worked as editor of the Ohio Baptist News. In the 1930s, he moved to Dayton where he was Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church until his death in 1943. The Ohio Baptist General Association, an organization of African American Baptist churches with its headquarters in Columbus, was founded in 1895 as the Ohio Baptist State Convention and reorganized as the Ohio Baptist General Association in 1919. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P190_B01_03
Subjects: African American Ohioans; American Baptist Church--Clergy; Religion in Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Reverend M. J. Holmes of Cleveland, Ohio. The Ohio Baptist General Association, an organization of African American Baptist churches with its headquarters in Columbus, was founded in 1895 as the Ohio Baptist State Convention and reorganized as the Ohio Baptist General Association in 1919. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P190_B02_01
Subjects: African American Ohioans; American Baptist Church--Clergy; Religion in Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Reverend William E. Nash, founder of the Union Grove Baptist Church in Columbus, Ohio, who served as its pastor from 1888-1891. Union Grove Baptist Church is located in the King Lincoln neighborhood on the east side of Columbus. This image comes from the Lawrence Family Photograph Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P104_B01_F03_01
Subjects: African American Ohioans; American Baptist Church--Clergy; Religion in Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic reproduction of a portrait depicting Rev. James P. Poindexter (1819-1907), an abolitionist, pastor and politician. He moved to Columbus in 1838 with his wife Adelia Atkinson, where he lived until his death in 1907. Poindexter served as pastor of the Second Baptist Church, assisted escaping slaves traveling through Columbus, founded the Colored Soldiers Relief Society during the Civil War, and served in political positions at the state and municipal level. In 1880 he became the first African American elected to the Columbus City Council. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02703
Subjects: African Americans--Civil rights--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Poindexter, James Preston, 1819-1907; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Columbus (Ohio). City Council; American Baptist Church--Clergy
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Charles T. Isom standing with an unidentified man and woman. Isom (1880-1943) was a graduate of Denison University and Ohio University, and served as a chaplain in World War I. He was Executive Secretary of Ohio Baptist General Association for 24 years, and worked as editor of the Ohio Baptist News. In the 1930s, he moved to Dayton where he was Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church until his death in 1943. The Ohio Baptist General Association, an organization of African American Baptist churches with its headquarters in Columbus, was founded in 1895 as the Ohio Baptist State Convention and reorganized as the Ohio Baptist General Association in 1919. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P190_B01_04
Subjects: African American Ohioans; American Baptist Church--Clergy; Religion in Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Charles T. Isom in a suit standing in front of a house. Isom (1880-1943) was a graduate of Denison University and Ohio University, and served as a chaplain in World War I. He was Executive Secretary of Ohio Baptist General Association for 24 years, and worked as editor of the Ohio Baptist News. In the 1930s, he moved to Dayton where he was Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church until his death in 1943. The Ohio Baptist General Association, an organization of African American Baptist churches with its headquarters in Columbus, was founded in 1895 as the Ohio Baptist State Convention and reorganized as the Ohio Baptist General Association in 1919. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P190_B01_05
Subjects: African American Ohioans; American Baptist Church--Clergy; Religion in Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of 1st Lieutenant and Chaplain Charles T. Isom posed in uniform and standing in front of tent, taken during his service in World War I. Isom (1880-1943) was a graduate of Denison University and Ohio University, and served as a chaplain in World War I. He was Executive Secretary of Ohio Baptist General Association for 24 years, and worked as editor of the Ohio Baptist News. In the 1930s, he moved to Dayton where he was Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church until his death in 1943. The Ohio Baptist General Association, an organization of African American Baptist churches with its headquarters in Columbus, was founded in 1895 as the Ohio Baptist State Convention and reorganized as the Ohio Baptist General Association in 1919. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P190_B02_04
Subjects: African American Ohioans; American Baptist Church--Clergy; Religion in Ohio; World War I, 1914-1918;