Mahala Murchison

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A short biography about Mahala Murchison, the first African American to live in Austin, TX.

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[1] p ; 23 cm.

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The Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum represents the history of African American churches in the Austin area. It is named after Jacob Fontaine, a slave preacher who founded 13 Baptist churches in Travis County. The Museum received a Rescuing Texas History grant in 2006 to aid in digitization of materials, mainly photographs.

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A short biography about Mahala Murchison, the first African American to live in Austin, TX.

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[1] p ; 23 cm.

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Mahala Murchison, text, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth17358/: accessed September 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum.

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