William P. Quinn: African Methodist Episcopal Church

Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie was the youngest of 5 kids. His mom was very tough and raised all 5 kids by herself, her name is Mallie Robinson. Jackie was very proud of his mother and admired the way she stood up for her rights. Jackie attended John Muir High School, where he excelled in sports in high school and college. He went to Pasadena College where he played 4 sports, football, baseball, track, and basketball. He was very talented in all of them, but he really saw something in baseball.

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s childhood and early years in ministry led to his involvement in the Antebellum Reform. Born in May of 1803, he was the son of a well-known Boston minister, William Emerson, and his wife Ruth. However, when Emerson was almost nine, his father died. Emerson grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and received his education from the Boston Public Latin School. He was accepted into the Harvard Divinity School at the age of fourteen. (Pollock). At 26 years old, he was ordained to the Unitarian ministry. Like his predecessors, his role as the respected clergyman of the church played a large role in his life.

Horace documents in the biography that Dr. Lacey Kirk Williams would go on to receive a D.D. degree from Selma University and an LL.D degree from Bishop College. He then began preaching on a full-time basis. During his tenure as a religious leader, he led congregations at Macedonia Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas in 1907 and then took over Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas in 1909. He was a leader and supporter of the Lincoln Association, Baptist Missionary, and the Educational Convention. Williams transitioned out of Texas to become pastor of Chicago’s Olive Baptist Church in 1916, at the time it was the largest Black church in the United States with 12,000 members. He went on to receive awards and accolades for his work in the black community on a national

Hughes ' comprehension of his aunt 's explanation about salvation revival was based on his concept because he was so young; therefore, it made him come away and feel differently about God. Hughes was eager to see what his aunt told him that if he was saved from sin, then he will see a light and something will happen to him inside, and God will be with him from then on (Hughes 549). Hughes was so young to understand the faith feelings, so when he went with his aunt to the church revival, he was expecting to see what his aunt and many great old people have said to him about seeing a light, feeling something good inside and meeting Jesus in the church. Moving to the exact target that Hughes was looking for, which to meet Jesus as a person

People generally agree that the religious life of African American forms the foundation of their community life. However, in the 1770s, less than 1% of African Americans were connected to a church. Was the church/ Christianity force upon African Americans while enslaved? Scholars estimated that about 30% of African Americans that came to the United States as slaves were Muslims while 70% practiced indigenous forms of worship. Today, in the 21st century, more than 87% of African Americans identify as Christian and claims that religion plays a major role in their everyday life. African Americans should rethink Christianity in their community, such as how was Christianity introduced to them, does Christianity help the African American community,

He was so important for the state of Arkansas. They named a very important county after him; Pope

In·flu·ence - noun - the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.

In an era where African Americans were caught in the middle of an awkward transition between slavery and unrestricted freedom, few voices could rise above the noise to lead Blacks to a better future. Booker T. Washington, a former slave himself, found that voice. Approaching contemporary issues through a realistic lens, Washington saw Black empowerment in the world of industry rather than in the world of politics. He saw solutions in brotherhood among diverse cultures, a necessity for a nation torn apart by extreme polarization, and understood the importance of training the first generations of free blacks for the workforce. In this sense, Washington established himself as a true visionary.

In 1824 Stone met Alexander Campbell and over the next few years the two wrote to one another regarding their religious ideology, similarities, and differences. Campbell himself had reently distanced himself from the traditional Baptists and gained a following. In 1829, Stoen suggested that his group and Campbells group join together. Thus, about 15,000 of their followers throughout the Ohio Valley, merged together to form a new Christian tradition. In his latter years Stone became a critic of slavery and advocate of the American Colonization Society’s plans to resettle slaves in

Who is Donald B. Hostetter? Donald B. Hostetter was a businessman and a great philanthropic leader. He is also considered one of the best entrepreneurs in his hometown of Lancaster. He was born in Lancaster and he attended high school and college. He died in 2007, at the age 91. He worked with multiple companies like General Electric and other companies and organization. Hostetter is a member of the Hamilton Club and many known clubs. Donald B. Hostetter had a wife named Nancy Houck Hostetter. The time of his death, he was chairman. Also, he is known that he is the person who helped in the development of the Lancaster. Donald B. Hostetter is a good person how served a lot in his community and how has many accomplishments.

You offer a great chance to inform people of African American history in Charlottesville without the sugar coating you find in schools. But you state that we are in a post-racial society, so how can we trust that you understand African American heritage if you don’t understand the present times.

When they did not generate as much as they thought they would, they turned to religion. Finney 's Revivals are believers that you can overcome sin, his followers treated him like a movie star and he enlarged multiple congregations through his speaking. The Mormons’ founder, Joseph Smith, spoke to an angel that told him to “restore Christ’s church”(MAP) and later communicated that there were gold plates that, later translated by Smith with his magical lenses, formed their “bible”. Antimasonry created my William Seward and Thurlow Weeds were the third party and were people who were against the ways of Freemasons. Utopian Communities or Shakers, who believed that people should not marry and have intercourse, they viewed it as a sin. All of the groups came from the “Burned-Over District” and traveled to the New York

Allen Dwight Callahan’s The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible connects biblical stories and images to the politics, music and, religion, the book shows how important the Bible is to black culture. African Americans first came to know the Bible because of slavery and at that time the religious groups would read it to them instead of teaching them by letting them encounter it for themselves. Later the Bibles stories became the source of spirituals and songs, and after the Civil War motivation for learning to read. Allen Callahan traces the Bible culture that developed during and following enslavement. He identifies the most important biblical images for African Americans, Exile, Exodus, Ethiopia, and Emmanuel and discusses their recurrence and the relationship they have with African Americans and African American culture. In chapter one Callahan described the ways enslaved African Americans first encountered the bible; he goes on to describe that these encounters with the Bible where facilitated by colonist, the African Americans couldn’t encounter it

John Winthrop is known for founding and leading of the Massachusetts Bay colony in new England. Before going abroad to the “new world”, “John Winthrop had practiced law in and nearby areas around London prior to his affiliation with the trading organization called the Massachusetts Bay Company.”He struggled with the decision to abandon his home.Winthrop was very aware of the hardships that had claimed the lives of half the pilgrims 10 years earlier, who had settled in Plymouth. As a strict Puritan in the first governor of Massachusetts Bay colony, John Winthrop believed that they could establish a pure church in new England for the Puritans. This would eventually offer a model for the churches in the “ motherland” and hope to reform the Anglican Church.

Frederick Douglass was born in Tuckahoe Maryland. He was originally named Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, to Harriet Bailey in 1818. His exact birth day is undetermined and in question, because slaves did not know their actual birth dates since they could not read. Based upon historical scholars it is stated by many that he was born on Feb, 1817 or 1818. His father was said to be his slave master, a white man named Aaron Anthony, he only got to see his mother a few times since he was taken from her, she died when he was 7. He was then given to his grandmother Betsy Bailey to raise him. When he was six years old he was sent to live with Hugh and Sophie Auld, in which they had a son Tommy Auld where him and Douglass became companions