Letter, 1940 January 20 : to Hon. Henry S. Walman, Judge Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

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Letter, 1940 January 20 : to Hon. Henry S. Walman, Judge Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

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A one-page typed letter of invitation to have banquet and attend meetings with Father Divine.

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Temple University, Blockson Afro-American History Collection

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Waldman, Henry S.

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Father Divine

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Father Divine, formerly known as George Baker Jr., is believed to have been born around 1879 in Rockville, Maryland. While the early life of his father, George Baker Sr., is unclear, his mother, Nancy, had previously been a slave. After leaving Rockville around 1899, he noticed that African American churches were often not socially active and decided that the influence of the church could be used to enact social change. After years as an itinerate preacher, he settled in New York during World Wa...