Mary and the African American church

[Steve]

I found this great 2007 Washington Post article about the musical legacy of the church:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/l...5a1c2bd05/

Since this thread is focused on whether Mary Coakley helped make Mary Lincoln's dresses, I need to correct an error in the Post article. The Mary A. Coakley who sang in the opera company was Gabriel and Mary's daughter, not Mary herself.