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It was such strong women that laid the foundations of the great Negro church of today, with its five million members and ninety millions of dollars in property.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “It was such strong women that laid the foundations of the great Negro church of today, with its five million members and…”
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Du Bois acknowledges the significant contributions of strong Black women in establishing the African American church.
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