Home > Tags > Reverend R. L. Upshaw Reverend R. L. Upshaw Faith Faith has always been a critical part of the life of Chapel Hill/Carrboro’s Black community. Prior to emancipation, enslaved people people worshiped in segregated sections of Chapel of the Cross, University Baptist Church, and other churches run by white residents. But Black church-goers quickly… Faith St. Paul AME Church Congregation in 1949 Rev. Upshaw stands in front of St. Paul AME Church with his congregation in the summer of 1949. Photo courtesy of Arminta Foushee. St. Paul AME Church Congregation in 1949
