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Original details preserved in Texas’ oldest Black church invite memories of the past

This episode of the KERA video series “The Shape of Texas” explores the architecture and beauty of the Allen Chapel AME Church in Fort Worth, the oldest African American church in the state. The Allen Chapel AME Church, completed in 1914, is the oldest African American church in Texas. It sits several blocks east of […]