Interview Clip: Growing Up Waterloo and then Heading to Rosenwald

Education has been central to the aspirations of African-Americans. So as Waterloo as a Black community was being founded, both a church and a school were the center of the community. Waterloo Baptist Church served as the center of the community. Monday-Friday was the time for education - then desks were cleared by the students on Friday afternoon, for worship to commence on Sundays. The Waterloo school served as a community school as well as place where Black students attended from Amissvile, Orleans, and Turnbull.

Reverend Joe Jackson and First Lady pastored Waterloo Baptist Church for more than 20 years. Under his leadership, Waterloo Baptist Church expanded its facilities adding a dining room and kitchen for the churches many community events and adding indoor plumbing and facilities. June, 2019