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Rev. S. L. Roberson Speaks at Revival at the Second Baptist Church Following Rodney King Verdict, April 1992 Photographer: Carrie Rosema

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1992
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Ann Arbor News, May 1, 1992
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The Rev. S. L. Roberson condemns the rioting, looting and burning in Los Angeles in the wake of the Rodney King beating verdict during a revival service Thursday night at Ann Arbor's Second Baptist Church.

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AACHM Oral History: Johnny Barfield

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Johnny W. Barfield was born February 8, 1927, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. As a child he sold soap house to house and, after tenth grade, joined the U.S. Army where he served in France and Germany. After leaving the Army in 1947, Mr. Barfield became a wall washer for the University of Michigan, where hard work, entrepreneurship, and innovation helped him build the largest cleaning business in Ann Arbor. Mr. Barfield is widely recognized for his philanthropic work and support of the African American and business communities.