23-02-2025
Little Rock church holds Black History month program Saturday morning
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A church in the East End neighborhood in Little Rock held a special program for Black History month Saturday morning.
Members of Saint John Missionary Baptist Church and guests shared their stories of African Americans who has served in the U.S. military throughout the history of the country.
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The documentary 'Buffalo Soldiers: A Quest For Freedom,' was also shown.
'We are educating all of our members about the past,' pastor Earnest C. Merritt said. 'If we don't know our past, how can we move toward our future, and that's what we want to do here at St John.'
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Saint John Missionary Baptist Church is located on East 6th Street in Little Rock.
Representatives from the , including the club president, took part in the event.
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