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The Black Church
The Rebuilding of the Emanuel A.M.E Church
More than 40 years after Charleston’s staple Black church was destroyed, Reverend Cain started rebuilding the significant place of worship, which became the flagship of the A.M.E denomination.
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Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion.