When gathering to worship was a form of resistance for enslaved African-Americans, “praise houses” sheltered communities of faith throughout the South, many gone and forgotten today.
Artist and activist Charmaine Minniefield created an epic installation project of community memory, “The Praise House Project: Standing on Hallowed Ground,” and it continues this summer with a new site honoring the Black neighborhood once known as Beacon Hill.
In collaboration with Emory University, the new Praise House is located at the corner of West Trinity and Commerce Drive in Downtown Decatur and visitors are invited into an immersive exploration of their own neighborhood history.
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