al ▁and ▁be ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁g ospel . ▁He ▁also ▁organized ▁large ▁commun al ▁bapt ism ▁events , ▁most ▁fam ously ▁at ▁Griff ith ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Washington ▁which ▁attract ed ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁at ten de es . ▁ ▁National ▁Memorial ▁to ▁the ▁Progress ▁of ▁the ▁Col ored ▁Race ▁in ▁America ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Mich aux ▁and ▁his ▁various ▁corpor ations ▁began ▁purch asing ▁land ▁along ▁the ▁James ▁River ▁near ▁Jam est own ▁Island ▁in ▁James ▁City ▁County , ▁Virginia . ▁Mich aux ▁en vision ed ▁a ▁grand ▁mem orial ▁to ▁be ▁developed ▁on ▁this ▁land ▁which ▁would ▁include ▁" an ▁Administration ▁Building , ▁a ▁comm od ious ▁Aud itor ium , ▁a ▁Library ▁Building ▁and ▁a ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁where ▁will ▁be ▁preserved ▁for ▁all ▁times , ▁paint ings , ▁b ust s ▁and ▁stat u ary ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Race ▁in ▁every ▁field ▁of ▁service ▁and ▁high ▁ende avor . ▁This ▁recognition ▁will ▁be ▁an ▁insp iration ▁to ▁the ▁gener ations ▁to ▁follow , ▁to ▁em ulate ▁the ▁examples ▁of ▁their ▁f athers , ▁who , ▁given ▁their ▁freedom ▁became ▁loyal ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁Republic , ▁with ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁Peace ▁and ▁War ." ▁ ▁Mich aux ▁invoked ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁African ▁Ens lav ement , ▁the ▁historical ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁at ▁Jam est own ▁and ▁the ▁landing ▁of ▁the ▁first