Unearthing Black history: Artifacts tell stories through one church's eyes : vimarsana.com

In the early 1800s when enslaved and free Black Americans wore their Sunday best to the Baptist Meeting House in Williamsburg, Va., the straight pins used to fasten women's clothing would sometimes come loose and fall to the floor.

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