Cornerstone gospel-music church destroyed in fire

A church in Chicago crucial to the development of gospel music in the United States has been destroyed by fire.

Cornerstone gospel-music church destroyed in fire

A church in Chicago crucial to the development of gospel music in the United States has been destroyed by fire.

The Pilgrim Baptist Church was 115 years old and gospel stars such as Aretha Franklin sang there.

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