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Galveston church marks 160 years of emancipation with visit from Biden
A day buzzing with Juneteenth celebrations across the island culminated in a 160th anniversary service at historic Reedy ...
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Once a meeting place for the enslaved, Galveston-area church serves as home of Juneteenth
Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is often referred to as the Mother Church of Texas, a place where the enslaved would gather to worship.
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Frederick Douglass Found His Mission in the Black Church
In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their ...
Church leaders highlight the historical importance of the Black church
Ahead of Juneteenth, leaders of local, historic African American churches reflected on the importance of the church for the Black community in Decatur. Juneteenth commemorates the day that slaves in ...
They Welcomed Him to Pray. Then He Opened Fire: Remembering the Charleston Church Massacre, 10 Years Later
The shooter, Dylann Roof, then 22, sat in the Bible study group with his victims for about an hour in the basement of the ...
On This Day: Charleston, S.C., church shooting leaves 9 dead
Dylann Roof killed nine people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., in a mass shooting.
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Remembering Mother Emanuel, 10 years after racist attack on famed Charleston church
Charleston, S.C., reflects on 10 years since a racially motivated attack on the historic Emanuel AME church. A white ...
Survivors of Charleston church shooting remember loved ones: ‘Those 9 lives weren't in vain'
Survivors of the mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on this day 10 years ago shared how the tragedy ...