Big August Quarterly
big august quarterly annual religious festival held wilmington delaware sometimes called big quarterly august quarterly begun peter spencer connection quarterly meeting conference african union church—of four meeting year one august became annual conference church minister assignment next year announced among business—it time free black slave alike come together multistate area celebrate faith singing dancing testifying feasting oldest celebration country august quarterly became kind independence day black people delmarva peninsula early year festival “abolitionists underground railroad conductor stature thomas garrett harriet tubman often wilmington area assist slave chose escape” big quarterly remained time reunion religious revival celebration freedom people around wilmington delaware official website