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# Buried History: First Baptist Church Williamsburg
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/revolution-250-stories-from-the-first-shore/episode/buried-history-first-baptist-church-williamsburg-tb4vyd/
- Published: 2025-09-24T13:02:39.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-10T22:11:13.000Z
- Description: First Baptist Church’s hidden past reveals faith, resilience, and historic justice.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Revolution 250: Stories From The First Shore, Season 1, Episode 3, #ZZZ_Episode_d27c35d2-315d-40ad-925c-ad80ba4d5324, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_0f68d973-41f7-4ddd-90ec-f3eac5e83adb, #v1.16

Archaeologists uncovered the foundations and burial ground of First Baptist Church, founded in 1776 by free and enslaved Blacks in Williamsburg. Once hidden beneath asphalt, the site now reveals a powerful story of faith, resilience, and historic justice, restoring this community to its rightful place in the American narrative.