First African Baptist Church

23 Montgomery St., Savannah, Georgia

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We were visiting Savannah from Chicago, we stayed at what is now one of our favorite hotels... more on Yahoo! Travel

Experience that I suggest you undergo, whether to connect your soul or to purge it. more on Yahoo! Travel

It was an amazing rewarding experience that I suggest you undergo, whether to connect your soul or to purge it. more on Yahoo! Travel

I don't want overexpose the experience because to me it was such a sacred and spiritual experience. more on Yahoo! Travel

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I only rated our visit as average because we had visited the museum first and it was absolutely first class and obviously a great deal of money had been spent. Why not ... more on TripAdvisor

The tour guides are basically young church members who are very well versed in its history. Unfortunately, they have no way of letting you see the underground railroad tunnel where runaway slaves spen ... more on TripAdvisor

You can hear the walls tell the story of suffering and hope. Some of the world's greatest preachers have spoken from this old pulpit. Lots of great ... more on TripAdvisor

This was our first stop on a 3 day visit to Savannah. We very much enjoyed our visit to FABC. I was moved to hear how this church was started, how it played a role in the underground railroad, educati ... more on TripAdvisor

Learned a lot about African American History.We learned that this was possibly a station for the Underground Railroad. Lots of historical ... more on TripAdvisor

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One stop on the Underground Railroad. Enjoyed the tour of this church so much .The lady conducting the tour was well informed
and in true southern fashion made us feel ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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One stop on the Underground Railroad. Enjoyed the tour of this church so much .The lady conducting the tour was well informed and in true southern fashion made us feel right ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I really enjoyed learning the history of the church. The code in the ceiling tiles, the hebrew writing on the side of the pew chairs on the second floor - perhaps one of the missing Israelites tribes???? The young man conducting the ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This was one of the most profound moments in my life, so much so that my fiancee and I have decided to bring our family and friends there to observe our union as husband and wife. We were visiting Savannah from Chicago, we stayed ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We visited this church as part of a Freedom Trail tour (conducted by Johnnie Brown). The guide at the church shared a lot of information, he was very good, encouraged some audience participation, and also had a good sense of humor. ... more on Yahoo! Travel