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Black Couple: White Church Refused to Marry Us

Charles, Te'Andrea Wilson moved their wedding elsewhere

By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 29, 2012 5:30 PM CDT

(AP) – A Mississippi couple says the church where they planned to get married turned them away because they are black. Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson say they had set the date and mailed invitations, but the day before their wedding they say they got bad news... Read full story »

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