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Richard Allen

Richard Allen. By Jon White. Who is. Born February 14, 1760 He belonged to Benjamin Chew who was a lawyer but Allen was later sold to stokely Sturgis Stokely allowed Allen and his brother to join the Methodist society Allen owner allowed him to purchase his freedom. Enslaved.

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Richard Allen

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  1. Richard Allen By Jon White

  2. Who is • Born February 14, 1760 • He belonged to Benjamin Chew who was a lawyer but Allen was later sold to stokely Sturgis • Stokely allowed Allen and his brother to join the Methodist society • Allen owner allowed him to purchase his freedom

  3. Enslaved • After five years he bought his freedom for 2,000$ • All the while he was teaching and preaching • A lot times he worked a wagon driver and a sawyer • He participated in the revolutionary war by driving wagons

  4. What started the ministry • After coming back to Philly he was joined by Absalom jones another preacher and other free blacks went to go have worship at St. Georges church. • They started coming in numbers and because of that they were subjugated to having service in the basement at 5:00 in the morning.

  5. quote • As the group grew in number, Allen "saw the necessity of erecting a place of worship for the colored people," an idea rejected by "the most respectable people of color in the city," but embraced by "three colored brethren ... the Rev. Absalom Jones, William White and Doris Ginning's [who] united with me as soon as it became public and known."

  6. ame • 1794 He founded Bethel church which later turned into the AFRICAN METHODIST EPISOCPAL CHURCH(AME). It was the first black independent church • The first national black convention was held there. • They Ame church is still around till this day for I am half AME.

  7. Bibliographic Slide • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p97.html • http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/allen/allen.html • http://claver.gprep.org/fac/sjochs/allen.htm

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