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RI black history group reprints 1906 church doc

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society has announced the release of a booklet chronicling a Rhode Island black church's early years that was originally published in 1906.

The "History of the Olney Street Baptist Church," released this week by the society, is a 12-page historical record compiled by A.A. Wheeler, who served as the church historian and assistant superintendent of its Sunday school....
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