Antioch's 100 Year Old Bell To Ring Again on July 4

Antioch's 100 Year Old Bell To Ring Again on July 4

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Newspaper article from the DeKalb News Sun about Antioch A.M.E. Church's bell being moved to the new church building for the nation's bicentennial. Fran Fossett, the journalist, notes that the crowd size of Antioch A.M.E. Church has significantly decreased since the move in 1964, citing the distance and environment of MARTA and Decatur's Phase III Urban Renewal project as the leading factors. Fossett also points out the fundraising efforts by Mr. George T. Henderson and other Antioch A.M.E. members to pay for the bell's move to the new building. A black and white photograph shows Mrs. Lena Kemp and then pastor Rev. J.W. Sanford in front of the new belfry.

DeKalb News Sun

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Stone Mountain, Ga. : Antioch A.M.E. Church

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