Richard Allen
American minister, educator, writer (1760-1831) · United States · Religious Figures · Died at 71
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Something wrong?Richard Allen was an American minister, educator, writer, and one of the United States' 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.
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Country
United States
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1760 to 1831 · aged 71
Religious Figures from the United States 6
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