Photo of the Day: Brooklyn Storefront Churches

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Proliferating in great number in the wake of the Civil War by freed slaves migrating north, who had little economic resources, "storefront churches" are primarily a black and urban phenomena, where small congregations could worship in smaller numbers. More recently, the ecclesiastic form has been adopted by other ethnic groups such as recent immigrants. The site Fotki has a collection of 100 images of storefront churches located in Brooklyn that makes for some interesting browsing. There are more photos after the jump. [via Satan's Laundromat].

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Where else can you have your hair done and be closer to God in the same hour...

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You got this story from either boingboing or metafilter and didnt even give them credit. Thats some lame ass blogging.

You're right. That was an oversight when I received the Fotki site link. It originated at Satan's Laundromat in May 2003 and I put a link to that site in the post.

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