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1780:
The Congregational Church of Connecticut licenses (to preach) the first black minister certified by a predominantly white denomination, Lemuel Haynes, a veteran of the Americn Revolution. Haynes later became the first black minister to pastor a white church (in Rutland, Vermont) and the first black to receive an honorary college degree.
The Congregational Church of Connecticut licenses (to preach) the first black minister certified by a predominantly white denomination, Lemuel Haynes, a veteran of the Americn Revolution. Haynes later became the first black minister to pastor a white church (in Rutland, Vermont) and the first black to receive an honorary college degree.


