I. Freedom through Faith and Knowledge

The Black church and other faith assemblies have been at the core of the freedom movement since the mid 1800′s. Church provided opportunities to gather, and congregations throughout Orange County, black and white, have inspired and perpetuated the freedom movement. Schools for African-American children, often connected with churches, also were part of the freedom movement, beginning in the late 1800′s, in the midst of a segregated society. In 1968, Orange County schools became fully integrated.