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First Community A.M.E. Church (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

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  1. African Americans
  2. African Methodist Episcopal Church
  3. Church History
  4. First Community A.M.E. Church (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
  5. Grand Rapids
  6. Grand Rapids (Mich.)
  7. History
  8. Michigan

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