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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The standing-room only crowd at the library last Friday night celebrated black history in Rappahannock County with singing, reading and talking.
Rev. Anna Allsberry from the Hopewell Baptist Church in Sperryville, led everyone in a “Call to Worship,” and was followed by everyone joining in with Nanette Butler Roberts to sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Words to the song were included in the evening’s program handout in case anyone did not already know it.
Col. Samuel Glasker, as the program moderator, spoke of the many contributions of black Americans, including doctors who did the first heart transplants and blood transfusions. Dr. Martin,, Luther King Jr. called this nation to a sense of justice and equality for all Americans, he said.
He said that churches are not just religious institutions; they provide the framework for the total fulfillment of the needs of society and provide a social gathering place. After the Civil War, he added, the churches came into their own.
The black folk songs and poetry are very unique, and evidence of black spirituals goes back to 1720, said Col. Glasker. Choirs and singing groups organized in the 1800’s and continue today.
Hester Groves followed with two readings, “Temptation” and
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