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Founded to be seminaries, HBCUs understood themselves to be doing the work of God.

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In the early days of the phonograph, Black music recordings were marketed as Race Records.

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As women’s place in society was beginning to change, the Church struggled to accept.

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The Black Church is the place where the African American made their way in society.

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Jesse Jackson challenged Ronald Reagan and paved the way for a new generation.

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In the 1960s, Pentecostal choirs emerged to bring youthful energy back to the Church.

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Between 1920 and 1960, African Americans were able to demand accountability.

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John Legend attributes his faith-oriented upbringing to his successful music career.

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As Black political activism evolves, new school activists abandon the church, but not God.

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Prathia Hall inspired Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech.

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In 1949, Thurman published “Jesus and the Disinherited,'' promoting non-violence.

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In the first decade after the Civil War, many Black Churches were built across the South.