Antioch Baptist Church was packed on Sunday afternoon for a service commemorating the unveiling of a highway marker recognizing the historical significance of the Antioch Rosenwald School in Susan. The Rev. Sean B. Cummings, Antioch’s pastor, said that construction of the school “had God’s hand on it” and urged those present to hold on to the memories of those who built and attended the school. “Anytime we can hold onto something, that’s a good thing,” he said. The Rev. Dr. MarQuita Carmichael, former Antioch pastor, led three church members through a libation ceremony, saying that “water returned to the soil brings forth life,” and urging those present to “remember those whose faith made ours possible … those who prayed, preached, taught, served, sang and gave.” Those who built the school “made room for generations they would never meet,” she said, and they taught those future generations to “stand with dignity, even when there are those who would deny their worth.” Carmichael asked t...
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