He could fix almost anything, but his real talent was with plants. Asked later why he did it, he couldn’t remember that he had, let alone why.Ĭuffy was generally known as Sportcoat. Since Cuffy was drunk as usual, his point-blank shot managed only to take off part of one ear. 38 Colt, walked up to 19-year-old drug dealer Deem Clemens, and shot him. It was generally agreed that Deacon Cuffy Lambkin signed his death warrant one afternoon in September 1969. There were also deacons, people who did anything that was needed to keep the church operating. Congregants were brothers and sisters in God. A significant feature of the church from the time it was built was the cement wall in the rear featuring th e painting of Jesus with the statement above, “May God Hold You in the Palm of his Hand.” The small congregation was led by Reverend Gee and to some extent, his wife, Sister Gee. At least one founding member was still alive, Sister Paul, 102, who lived in an old folks’ home in Bensonhurst. It was a small church that primarily served those from the nearby housing projects. This information may make you want to read the book, or it may make you not want to read the book.įive Points Baptist Church was in South Brooklyn. It deals with life in a neighborhood in the midst of change and rife with drug culture. This is a book by Black author James McBride, a National Humanities Medal winner.
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