African American Culture

Reverend Greg Mathis

Reverend Greg Mathis

Rev. Greg Mathis of Mud Creek Baptist Church discusses his efforts to reconcile with Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church and the black community that the church had discriminated against in its early days.

Reverend Matthew Tolleson

Reverend Matthew Tolleson

Reverend Matthew Tolleson was the minister of Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church who was part of a reconciliation with Mud Creek Baptist Church who apologized for their prior racism on how they treated their black parishioners.

Alma Avery

Alma Avery

Alma Avery was a resident of Bat Cave, NC, working as a farmer and a factory worker.