This week's threads will highlight historic black churches in the United States and how the church became a common theme within Afircan-American homes and culture. The term black church or African-American church refers to Protestant churches that currently or historically have ministered to predominantly black congregations in the United States. While some black … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Historic Black Churches
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Thursday Open Thread: Little Known or Interesting Black History Facts
Continuing on with the theme... FACT 1:In 1787, free blacks in New York City found the African Free School, where future leaders Henry Highland Garnett and Alexander Crummell are educated. FACT 2: In 1787, Richard Allen and Absalom Jones form the Free African Society in Philadelphia. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Little Known or Interesting Black History Facts