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19 June 2019 / Arts and Social Change

The Black Church: a spiritual and musical legacy

The Black Church: a spiritual and musical legacy
Van Gilmer

Van Gilmer

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Van Gilmer: It was scary to participate in the Civil Rights Movement because we had no clue what would happen. I was arrested many times.
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Meeting white Americans and Baha'is – for the first time
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Meeting white Americans and Baha'is – for the first time

Van Gilmer: I was scared to death because my first Baha'i meeting was in a white community.
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