Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 2821 OCTOBER 2016 BODY OF CHRIST NEWS LOCAL EVENTs Conversation With Councilman OCTOBER 4th - 6th — 5 POINTS: A Community Conversation with Councilman Albus Brooks. Affordable Housing, Homelessness, Special Elections (BID), Economic Development and more. Oct. 4, 6-8pm. brother jeff's Cultural Center 2836 Welton Street Denver, CO 80205. Free and open to the public. Limited space. Central Baptist Reunion Musical NOV 18th — Friday, 6:00 pm – Make a Joyful Noise! Back to Central Reunion Musical. Featuring Evangelist Jackie Perkins. Known for the theme song for Daddy Bruce docu- mentary “Put a Light in your Window. In addition, singing all over the world including European Countries. And the mother of our great lead musician Bro. Errol Perkins. Central Baptist Anniversary NOV 20th — Sunday, we will celebrate 125 Years of God’s Faithfulness and Blessings. Our very own pastor, Rev. Rodney G. Perry will deliver a powerful word from God at the 10:45 am worship hour. We will culminate at 4:00 pm in celebration with our anniversary service with guest messenger Dr. L. K. Curry. SEE MORE OCTOBER EVENTS on page 24 ROOT's From The Publisher's Library "History dictates that if you do not know your past, then you cannot analyze the present and plan for the future." 64. The first slaves held in United States were not black, but white. They were Europeans, mostly British, who died like flies on the slave-ships across. On one voyage 1,100 perished out of 1,500. At another time 350 out of 400. In Virginia, white servitude was for a limited period, but was sometimes extended to life. In west Indies, particularly in the case of the Irish, it was for life. White people were sold in the United States up to 1826, fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, was a runaway, and was advertised for in the newspaper. 65. Between 1526 and 1859 there were thirty -three slave revolts in the United States, one of which was that headed by Nat turner of Virginia in 1831. With only six Companions Turner set out to free the 3,000,000 slaves. The United States marines and two warships were sent against him after he had killed 55 whites, and captured several plantations. The Seminoles, or runaways of mixed Indian and Negro descent, of Florida, fought three wars with the United States to preserve their freedom. 67. White children were Kidnapped in the British Isles at the rate of several thousands yearly in the 17th and 18th Centuries and sold into slavery in America and the West Indies. Sometimes they were bootlegged and sold as Negroes. White Americans, North and South, were also Kidnapped or seduced and sold as Negroes as late as 1859. One of the most celebrated cases a white person sold as a Negro was Sally Muller, who was held in servitude in Louisiana for twenty six years. Court after court ruled against her. Finally her birth certificate was dug up in Germany and she was freed by the Supreme Court in 1818. "And you know the rest of the story"