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How a Confederate Memorial Became a Multiracial Worship Site
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partnership of hundreds of Atlanta pastors brought the church together
at an unlikely destination. Could more cities follow their lead?
Josh M. Shepherd
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Rising
825 feet over the skyline of Atlanta, Stone Mountain is the
most-visited destination in the state of Georgia. On its north face, a
carving in the granite wall depicts three figures central to the
Confederacy: Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Stonewall Jackson.
Against this backdrop, observers might have puzzled over the scene unfolding on a recent Saturday
at the top of the monument. An ethnically diverse crowd of more than
3,000 people, the majority under age 30, sang as a full rock band ...
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Friday, September 7, 2018
Confederate Memorial Became a Multiracial Worship Site
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