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Trinity United Methodist Church

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This African-American church was established in 1866 and built its first sanctuary four blocks southeast in 1870. Construction began on this sanctuary in 1928 and was completed in 1944. Trinity served as headquarters for the Orangeburg Movement during the 1960s and hosted many civil rights meetings and rallies attended by leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, and Thurgood Marshall.
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