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Baptists and the American Civil War: July 8, 1863

Runaway slaves are now fleeing to Union lines and the northern states in unprecedented numbers. Today in Chicago, seventeen escaped slaves, many having traveled North via the Underground Railroad, establish the Providence Baptist Church, the first African American Baptist church on the west side of Chicago, and the city’s second overall. The name “Providence” is…

July 8, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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