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The time will come when slavery will be just one of our many travails. Our children and their children's children will mature to become indifferent toward climate and indifferent toward race. Then we will desire . . . Nay!, we will demand and we will be able to obtain our fair share of wealth, status
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in 2012 and continues to serve the congregation. Under Dr. Britton's leadership, the church began a Rites of
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