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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/watch-night/(permalink)

Author: snopescom

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Date published

2006-12-12

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Methodism Emancipation Proclamation Black church John Wesley Slavery in the United States God in Christianity Superstition Soul Vigil Christmas Eve White people Stroke Philadelphia Black people Abraham Lincoln Confederate States of America Los Angeles African Americans Internet PlayStation Jesus Germany Christianity United States President of the United States Night Sully Historic Site Christian denomination Republic The Final Night TransACT Church service Adam and Eve

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Watch Night church services began in 1862 with blacks in the U.S. awaiting the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation of New Year's Day, 1863.

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