Meet the Black Church: Lulu Fleming

Meet the Black Church: Lulu Fleming

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Meet the Black Church: Louise Cecilia “Lulu” Fleming Louise Cecilia “Lulu” Fleming (1862–1899) was born on January 28th near Hibernia, Clay County, Florida. Born into a slave family, she would become the first African American to attend the...
Meet the Black Church: Richard Allen

Meet the Black Church: Richard Allen

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Many take Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to appreciate love, however they may define it. Yet it’s as good a time as any to appreciate the love of God had by a man born on Valentine’s Day. His name is Richard Allen. Allen was born a slave on February 14, 1760 in...