Monday, April 11, 2011

April in African American History


April 10, 1816 Richard Allen was elected first bishopof the African Methodist Epsicopal Church. The Church had broken away from the white-dominated Methodist Church earlier in the same year. Today, the AME is one of the largest African American religious organizations in America.


Hampton Roads Gazeti www.hrgazeti.com

By Tiffani Addison

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