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Podcast: Proclamation Station
Episode: Black Christian History: Mary Elizabeth Lange
Description: Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange arrived in Baltimore from Haiti by way of Cuba in 1813, a free woman of color determined to serve others. Her mission began with education, but her faith-driven commitment to justice reached far beyond the classroom.At a time when most Black people in America were still enslaved, Lange worked courageously to provide opportunity and dignity to those denied both. She uplifted orphans, widows, the sick, the poor, and the marginalized, rising above the obstacles she faced as an immigrant and a Black woman in early 19th-century America.Recognizing that Black women...