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1959 Press Photo Rev. John M Burgess first black bishop

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Caption: The first Black Bishop in the Episcopal Church. Rt. Rev. John M Burgess of Grand Rapids, thanks delegates after the election by the Episcopal Church in the United States. With him is Bishop Anson Phelps Stokes.

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