The Watch Night service can be traced back to gatherings also known as “Freedom’s Eve.” On that night, #Black slaves and free blacks came together in churches and private homes all across the nation awaiting news that the Emancipation Proclamation actually had become law. At the stroke of midnight, it was January 1, 1863; all […]
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