of Pentecostalism. This new expression of Christian life would prove extremely attractive to disinherited and deprived people in both America and other nations. ———————————————————— Flower, J. Roswell William Joseph Seymour and the Azusa Street staff ———————————————————— The interracial aspects of Azusa Street were a striking exception to the racism and segregation of the times. The phenomenon of blacks and whites worshiping together under a black pastor seemed incredible to many observers. William