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<p>Tom Joyce | The News</p><p>Members of the Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church choir in Pinnacle perform Friday night during a musical celebration of Black History Month at the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mount Airy. More than 100 people attended the event hosted by Leon Shuff, which featured bands as well as church choirs.</p>

Tom Joyce | The News

Members of the Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church choir in Pinnacle perform Friday night during a musical celebration of Black History Month at the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mount Airy. More than 100 people attended the event hosted by Leon Shuff, which featured bands as well as church choirs.

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Members of the Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church choir in Pinnacle perform Friday night during a musical celebration of Black History Month at the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mount Airy. More than 100 people attended the event hosted by Leon Shuff, which featured bands as well as church choirs.

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