Ebenezer AME Church’s original home at 1813 Benson Ave. named new African American heritage site

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Ebenezer AME Church’s original home at 1813 Benson Ave. named new African American heritage site

… one of eight recently named African American heritage sites in Evanston.

… African American should relocate to Haiti in light of the maltreatment of black Americans … 1918 Asbury Ave. named new African American heritage site

— Evanston Preservation Commission …

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