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Founded to be seminaries, HBCUs understood themselves to be doing the work of God.
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Reverend Cain started rebuilding Charleston’s staple Black church after it was destroyed.
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In Georgia, you can find some of the deepest traces of Christianity, as well as Islam.
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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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In the first decade after the Civil War, many Black Churches were built across the South.
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In 1954, Reverend Franklin recorded his popular sermon “The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest.”
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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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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.
