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Bells ring at St. John church as gathering commemorates slavery's start

Worshipers gather at St. John in the Wilderness to commemorate the first landing of African slaves in America on Aug. 25, 1619.

By Bill Moss, Published: August 28, 2019

FLAT ROCK — Bells rang out as worshipers walked single file down steps and along a dirt path that led from a hilltop to a stone cross that commemorates the slaves buried in the cemetery of St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church.

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