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Preacher Jarena Lee: Praise in the Meantime

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    Slavery & Abolition, 1800-1860

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an old man said he did not believe the coloured people had any souls . . . I labored on in the best manner . . . looking to God all the while . . . After I had done speaking, . . . [the old man] . . . said that my preaching might seem a small thing, yet . . . I had the worth of souls at heart.

Religious Experience and Journal of Mrs. Jarena Lee, Giving an Account of Her Call to Preach the Gospel, 1836

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Etta Moten Barnett

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Community Story

The Mississippi Health Project II: AKA Revisits Its Model for Community Health Care

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Atlanta Washerwomen Strike

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