https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/050967https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/050967.jpgAfrican Zion Baptist Church, Malden, Kanawha County, W. Va.undatedChurches.Church buildings--West Virginia.West Virginia--Centennial celebrations, etc.Counties--Kanawha.The church was organized in 1863. According to the church's history, it was formed after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and Booker T. Washington was a member of this church. It supported many other Baptist churches in West Virginia.West Virginia History OnView