Pamphlets and ephemeral material : African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1898, 1926, 1939.

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Pamphlets and ephemeral material : African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1898, 1926, 1939.

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Folder contains brief history of the origin and organization of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The first A.M.E. Church was founded by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones as a protest against racial segregation in the seating arrangements at the St. George Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.

1 file folder ; 31 cm.

Temple University, Blockson Afro-American History Collection

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Jones, Absalom, 1746-1818

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Absalom Jones (born November 7, 1746, Sussex County, Delaware Colongy – died February 13, 1818, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was America’s first black priest. Born into slavery in Delaware at a time when slavery was being debated as immoral and undemocratic, he taught himself to read, using the New Testament as one of his resources. At the age of 16, Jones’ mother, sister, and five brothers were sold, but he was brought to Philadelphia by his master, where he attended a night school for African-A...

African Methodist Episcopal Church. Seventh Episcopal District

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Organized in 1816 from a congregation formed by a group of blacks who withdrew in 1787 from St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia because of discrimination; Richard Allen was consecrated the first bishop in 1816. From the description of African Methodist Episcopal Church collection, 1914-1971 (bulk 1950-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962830 ...

Allen, Richard, 1760-1831

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Richard Allen (born February 14, 1760, Delaware Colony – died March 26, 1831, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a minister, educator, writer, and one of America's most active and influential Black leaders. In 1794, he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent Black denomination in the United States. He opened his first AME church in 1794 in Philadelphia. Elected the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1816, Allen focused on organizing a de...