Duluth 's black population grew to about 900 by 1970 . In 2014 , it remained just under 2,000 , or 2 % of the city 's total population . St. Mark 's continues to be central to the community and attuned to racial issues in the 21st century . St. Mark 's parishioners hosted a prayer vigil and bell-ringing for victims of the Charleston church shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina in June 2015
Charleston church shooting
Charleston church shooting
St. Mark's African Methodist Episcopal Church