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First Negro Episcopal Bishop Burgess Looks Ahead
United States first black Episcopal bishop in Massachusetts, M Burgess, reflects on race, the church, and social action from Beacon Hill. He cites housing and education as core issues, criticizes wartime policy, and stresses church initiative to engage youth while noting his own fitness for leadership. Permafrost fact about global land area ends the piece.
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