Needing labor the Moravians rented slaves from non-Moravians. The year was 1763 and one such woman was rented - her name was Franke. Her task was to work in the tavern at Bethabara. Her hiring put in motion a tradition that would last for years. The tradition was to place black workers in Moravian taverns as a means of shielding church members, particularly young people from worldliness.
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