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Which two Baptist churches in Petersburg are among the oldest black congregations in the United States?
First Baptist Church and Gillfield Baptist Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church and Union Baptist Church
Shiloh Baptist Church and Antioch Baptist Church
New Hope Baptist Church and Calvary Baptist Church
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First Baptist Church and Gillfield Baptist Church in Petersburg are among the oldest black congregations and churches in the United States. Both churches were founded in the late 18th century and played significant roles in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s-1960s.
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