Gospel Temple M.B. Church: Promoter of education and political involvement – Jackson Advocate

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Gospel Temple M.B. Church: Promoter of education and political involvement – Jackson Advocate

The congregation that continues to exist today as Gospel Temple Missionary Baptist Church had a beginning that was not so auspicious or unusual.  The American Civil War ended in April 1965, securing African Americans freedom from chattel slavery. All over the South, Black people held in bondage were migrating, hoping to find a better life, a freer life.  It was in such an atmosphere that Rev. Simon Donald left Baltimore, Maryland, traveled to Ar…