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In 1925, Reverend J. Edward Nash and his wife, Frances Jackson Nash, purchased a Queen Anne home built around 1900 in a culturally diverse neighborhood. In 1926, Rev. and Mrs. Nash welcomed the birth of Jesse E. Nash, Jr. Rev. Nash served as pastor of Michigan Street Baptist Church from 1892 to 1953. The Nashes were prominent leaders in the African-American community, hosted many notable African-American guests in their home, and are credited with championing the twentieth century Civil Rights Movement both nationally and locally from this location.
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