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Addie Graves (1922-2007) And The Creation Of Bethlehem Lutheran Church In Columbus, Georgia, Jesse David Chariton
Addie Graves (1922-2007) And The Creation Of Bethlehem Lutheran Church In Columbus, Georgia, Jesse David Chariton
Theses and Dissertations
Addie Graves (1922-2007) grew up in Wilcox County, Alabama, which at the time was a center of Lutheran African-American missions. After moving to Columbus, Georgia, in the early 1950s, she became the first black member of a Lutheran church in the city (Lutheran Church of the Redeemer). This is significant because most other churches in Columbus did not desegregate until decades later. It was also prior to any official desegregation action by the Lutheran Church -Missouri Synod. She could have joined a different church, but she evidently felt strongly about her Lutheran faith and identity. In 1963, she helped establish …
Muscogiana Vol. 29(2), Fall 2018, Mike Bunn, Rachel Dobson
Muscogiana Vol. 29(2), Fall 2018, Mike Bunn, Rachel Dobson
Muscogiana
A journal of the Muscogee Genealogical Society
Muscogiana Vol. 29(1), Spring 2018, Mike Bunn, Rachel Dobson
Muscogiana Vol. 29(1), Spring 2018, Mike Bunn, Rachel Dobson
Muscogiana
A journal of the Muscogee Genealogical Society