Henry McNeal Turner
One of the most influential African American leaders in late-nineteenth-century Georgia, Henry McNeal Turner was a pioneering church organizer and missionary for the African Methodist...
Category : Religion
The Quakers
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The Quakers, formally known as the Religious Society of Friends, constitute a small Christian denomination that formed in England in the 1650s in an effort...
Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr
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Rev. James Lawson is one of the most influential figures in the history of the civil rights movement in the United States. He is widely...
Adam Clayton Powell, Sr
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Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement and a trailblazer in the field of politics. His tireless efforts to...
Jesse Moorland
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Jesse Moorland was an educator, minister, and a philanthropist, but was most renowned for his extensive work with the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). Born...
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
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The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing occurred on Sunday, September 15, 1963, when a powerful explosion ripped through the predominantly African American 16th Street Baptist...
Richard Allen
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Richard Allen (1760–1831) was a prominent African American religious leader, abolitionist, and founder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. He is considered one of...
Absalom Jones
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Absalom Jones was an important figure in African-American history and a prominent religious leader. He is known for his contributions to the African Methodist Episcopal...
Daniel Alexander Payne
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Born on February 24, 1811, to free Black parents London and Martha Payne in Charleston, South Carolina, Daniel Alexander Payne would become a Bishop in...