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The second part of an interview with Mother Divine held in June, 1997. She talks about the significance of Father Divine’s dark complexion.
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Mother Divine (Part 2)
Posted in Father Divine, Mother Divine, Race on June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Heaven on Earth
Posted in Father Divine, Heaven on May 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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“There’s no point in seeking to go somewhere else that you don’t know about. Enjoy this good earth God gave us.” – Miss Kingdom
Personal Presence/Personal Absence
Posted in Father Divine, Reincarnation on February 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
When Father Divine died at his Woodmont estate on September 10th 1965, Mother Divine became the spiritual leader of the movement. She took on the enormous responsibility of maintaining the properties and businesses that housed and employed thousands of followers. She also carried on the spiritual teachings both within the movement and in public.
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March of Time Newsreel
Posted in Father Divine on December 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
This newsreel was provided by Mother Divine from the Father Divine archives. The Peace Mission has cut certain parts that show the “raciness” of a nightclub in Harlem and the references to Father Divine as “black” or “negro.” They don’t believe in or use these terms. Father Divine asked his followers to distinguish skin [...]
The Marriage of Father and Mother Divine
Posted in Father Divine, Marriage, Mother Divine on December 14, 2005 | 2 Comments »
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In the spring of 1996, Dr. Leonard Primiano (my college Folklore professor) called me with an event he wanted to record on video; did I have any time? The event was the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Father and Mother Divine. Who? Over the next two years, I would learn a lot about Father [...]
