1. John Jasper was an ex-slave who became a Baptist minister and noted public speaker for Christianity after the American Civil War.
14 Facts About John Jasper
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When Mrs Peachy, their mistress died, John was given to her son John Blair Peachy in the division of the estate.
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John Jasper was a lawyer and a farmer by practice who owned large cotton plantations in Louisiana, where he intended to move.
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John Jasper experienced a powerful Christian religious conversion that began in Capital Square in 1839.
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John Jasper was fully persuaded by the power of God that he had been chosen to preach the gospel.
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John Jasper married four times, first to Elvy Weaden, in Williamsburg, VA.
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John Jasper was sent to the city of Richmond the same night of their marriage, and never allowed to return to Williamsburg to see her again.
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For more than two decades, while enslaved, Rev John Jasper traveled throughout Virginia, often preaching at funeral services for fellow slaves.
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John Jasper regularly preached at Third Baptist Church in Petersburg, Virginia.
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John Jasper preached to Confederate Soldiers during the American Civil War.
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John Jasper first preached this sermon in March 1878 on the basis of Biblical revelation.
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John Jasper left a lasting legacy as one of the most respected figures in Richmond's history, especially among the African-American and Southern Baptist communities.
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John Jasper delivered his last sermon a few days before his death at the age of 88.
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John Jasper's name is remembered for his unswerving allegiance to the Bible from which he preached.