In late November, the bust of the late Rev. John Jasper of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church was placed in the downtown Hilton Hotel as the church undergoes renovations. The bust of Rev. Jasper is probably among the oldest forms of art for a black man in Richmond, and even the state of Virginia, says church historian Benjamin Ross.
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The Hilton honors renowned Richmond minister
A nearly 120-year-old sculpture of one of Richmond’s storied Black religious leaders is available for public viewing in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel in Downtown Richmond.
