Olivet Church became the largest African American church -- and the largest ... Church socials, Sunday picnics, Bible study and praise meetings encouraged social cohesion, heightened a sense ...

By 1900, the Convention represented over 60 percent of African American church members and over one ... The riot began when an altercation at a union meeting of black sharecroppers resulted ...

Olivet Church became the largest African American church -- and the largest ... Church socials, Sunday picnics, Bible study and praise meetings encouraged social cohesion, heightened a sense ...