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Sunday morning view of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia.
Busy street scene showing elegantly dressed African-American parishioners of all ages entering the first African Episcopal church in the United States at the corner of Fifth and Adelphi (i.e. Saint James) streets. Includes a date stone in the eave of the church that reads "The African Church MD...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania medium graphics collection (#V64) |
| Date: | 1829-06-01/1829-06-30 |
| Dimensions: | 35 x 25 cm |
| Call Number: | Bb 862 B 756 #44 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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Kennedy & Lucas Lithography
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/14602 |
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Busy street scene showing elegantly dressed African-American parishioners of all ages entering the first African Episcopal church in the United States at the corner of Fifth and Adelphi (i.e. Saint James) streets. Includes a date stone in the eave of the church that reads "The African Church MDCCXCIII." Also shows a man leading a horse near the rear of the building. The church was established in 1794 by the religious and beneficent organization, the Free African Society, as a result of the discriminatory practices of the city’s congregations. Absalom Jones, a freed slave, became rector of the church in 1796 and remained as its minister until his death in 1818. |
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