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Duluth's black population grew to about 900 by 1970. In 2014, it remained just under 2,000, or 2% of the city's total population. St. Mark's continues to be central to the community and attuned to racial issues in the 21st century. St. Mark's parishioners hosted a prayer vigil and bell-ringing for
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St. Mark's AME Church was the first and only building in Duluth built by blacks, for blacks. Founded in 1890 by
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