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Fill Your Soul and Stomach on New Year's Eve

For religious African Americans, black churches have served as both spiritual filling stations and, to some extent, eateries. Southern migrants did not abandon their tradition of church membership when they migrated to places like Chicago and New York. and important yearly church programs and free food. The most likely occasions to include free food were on special occasions such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Watch Night/New Year’s Eve services.

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