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The People's Church wouldn't be what it is without the hours and months and days of research. We've condensed our research into a timeline and a sources page 

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Jackie Ormes | The Brown Pages | Patti Jo | Chicago Bronzeville History |
Elder Lucy Smith | Chicago Bronzeville Faith Healer Pastor Mother
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Born Jan 14 on plantation Woodstock, GA

1875

1910

May 1: Arrives in Chicago

Born Aug 1 in Pittsburgh, PA

1911

1916

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1917

1919

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Accepted the call to minster & heal

Race Riots start

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1920

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The Brown Pages | Rope Art | Bronzeville Histoy
Audre Lorde and Elder Lucy Smith handwritten by Po'Chop aka Jenn Freeman
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Elder Luy Smith | Audre Lorde Handwritten x Po'Chop | Jenn Freeman
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Bronzeville Public Housing History handwritten x Jenn Freeman aka Po'Chop

1930

Jackie Ormes handwritten by Jenn Freeman aka Po'Chop.
The Great Migration written in Sharpie by Jenn Freeman aa Po'Chop

Glorious Church of the air begins broadcasting

born in harlem, ny feb 18

1933

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The Brown Pages | Rope Art | Bronzeville Histoy
The Brown Pages | Rope Art | Bronzeville Histoy

torchy brown debuts & becomes nationally syndicated

1939

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First church on Langley built 

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1960