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...they do, and have done surprisingly well without one. Organized into three colonies, the parishioners conduct their worship services in the evenings at congregants' homes. On Sundays, some of the parishioners do show up for services at what they call "Colony House"-the double garage of Pastor S. Macon Cowles's house converted into a chapel. To carry out the mission, parishioners are organized into task forces to do such things as help unwed mothers and underprivileged children in the Denver area...
...Randolph-Macon College...
When U.S. Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon died in 1914, he left 100 acres to his home town of Macon, Ga., as a park "for the sole, perpetual and unending use of the white women, white girls, white boys and white children of Macon." Half a century later, an expanding Constitution upset Bacon's plans. Macon's white citizens realized that the city could no longer administer the park and continue discrimination. Negroes were admitted, only to have the park's trustees sue, claiming Bacon's will had been violated. The city decided to remove itself...
Ironically, the legal victory may be almost empty for Macon Negroes. Since the terms of Bacon's will can no longer be met, his heirs are suing to have the park land returned to them, a legal action they may win. And if they do, there will be a strong temptation to turn the land into a shopping center or motel; located on the edge of town, it would sell for upwards...
Outside of Macon, the impact of the decision is even more uncertain. "There is no clear way to read it," says one top Government lawyer flatly. "One cannot safely rely on this opinion as ruling on any more than this case, but it is fair to say that the dissenting opinions indicate a concern by some of the Justices that the opinion is much broader than the case. If they think so, others will...