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The historic First Baptist church on the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Coamanche Street, was once a pillar to the Aferican American community. Aerial photo by Brian Leonard / Air Image Austin

Old First Baptist Church closer to historical landmark designation

The historical First Baptist Church in the Dunbar neighborhood is one step closer to official recognition as a local historical landmark. 

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Hendrik Hertzberg moderated the 1968 panel with speakers Luci Baines Johnson, Chris Matthews, Lawrence O’Donnell and Dan Rather at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 29. Photo by Stephen Spillman for The Texas Tribune

Johnson describes her father’s turmoil in discussion of 1968

“It was an earthquake under everything,” journalist and author Lawrence O’Donnell said about the year 1968. “... The society, beyond our politics, was just rolling and rocking with surprises.”

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