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Episode Synopsis
This episode is about the historic Mount Zion Baptist Church in Athens, Ohio, which is celebrating 150 years since the founding of its congregation. The church, the building, and the institution are a central part of the lives of the Black community in Athens County and beyond. A building that still remains with us, when so many others have been erased with their history, culture, and stories too. Learn all about the building's history from some incredible people who have preserved its past and are also seeing its future as a non-profit organization that will restore it as the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center. Music:Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"Daniel Bachman - "Amazing Grace"Dead Winds of Summer - "One"Dead Winds of Summer - "Two"Weedghost - "Morning 04"Pete Fosco - "Untitled 1"Matthew J. Rolin - "Untitled 2"David Colagiovanni - "The Ladder"The Peel - "Canaanville Station Blues"Special thanks to Yaphet and Nicole Jackman of Bent Street Films for providing some audio from their Black Wall Street Athens County documentary, and to Liz Pahl for providing some audio of both Dr. Francine Childs and the Gospel Voices of Faith from her film Legacy: Women of Southeast Ohio.Invisible Ground is created and produced by Brian KoschoAssistant Audio Editor: Todd Jacops
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