By 1916 the National Baptist Convention outnumbered every white Baptist body in America.

Evidence

The convention was larger than any other black religious group and larger than either of the two major white Baptist groups, namely, the Northern Baptist Convention with 1,232,135 or the Southern Baptist Convention with 2,708,870. … The numerical power of the black Baptist convention appears even more dramatic when compared against the other white denominations. In 1916 it ranked as the third largest religious body in the United States—trailing only the Roman Catholic and Methodist Episcopal churches. — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent, 58

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The National Baptist Convention claimed over sixty percent of black church members by 1906. — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent: The Women’s…, 57; The National Baptist Convention asserted autonomous control of black racial life — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent: The Women’s…, 327; The 1895 National Baptist Convention marked the peak of race-conscious institutional organizing. — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent: The Women’s…, 56

Broader Connections

• The National Baptist Convention asserted autonomous control of black racial life #qualifies (0.76) — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent, 327
• The 1895 National Baptist Convention marked the peak of race-conscious institutional organizing. #complicates (0.74) — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent, 56