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eppur_se_muova

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5. Historically, Black churches were often the only "safe space" where Black communities could convene and debate.

Reply to DUMember24 (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 09:48 AM

Sep 2025

Particularly in the South -- part of the reason the KKK fire-bombed so many churches. I'm sometimes bothered by seeing Dems campaigning from the pulpit of Black churches, but there are historical and cultural reasons for it. The meaning of the word "church" can be different for different people -- in this case, brought on more by necessity than choice.

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Historically, Black churches were often the only "safe space" where Black communities could convene and debate. eppur_se_muova Sep 2025 #5

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