The same supercell storm that ripped through Tuscaloosa, Fultondale and Pleasant Grove, demolishing homes and leaving a trail of dead and missing, destroyed the predominantly black Bethel Baptist Church, Pratt City, on April 27. The church had closed at 1:30 p.m., letting preschool classes out early and canceling Bible study for the first time anyone could remember. The storm system…
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