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Free African Union Society and African Benevolent Society Records, 1787 – 1824

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"Negro Churches in
Rhode Island
Rhode Island's Rich History of Black Spirituality

Building the Beloved Community:
A History of the Black Church in Rhode Island
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"Do Lord Remember Me" at Roger Williams University
300 Years of the Church’s Role
in Shaping Black Culture in R.I.
Pastor Henry N. Jeter's Twenty-five Years Experience
with the Shiloh Baptist Church and Her History.
Corner School and Mary Streets, Newport, R. I.
America's Most Populated African Burial Ground
God's Little Acre, Newport
Jailed For Preaching
by Cato Pearce
Cato Pearce's Memoir
Exhibit Explores History of the Black Church in RI
Black Churches in R.I.
Topic of Traveling Exhibit
This Project Funded by:
Rhode Island Council for the Humanities
Bishop & Mrs. Williams of The King's Cathedral
The First Baptist Church in America
The Rhode Island Council of Churches
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