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Freedom's prophet : Bishop Richard Allen, the AME Church, and the Black founding fathers / Richard S. Newman.

Author: Newman, Richard S.

Imprint:New York : New York University Press, c2008.

Note:Introduction: A Black founder's many worlds -- "For zion's sake ... I will not rest" -- Gospel labors -- The year of the fever, part 1 : a (deceptively) simple narrative of the Black people -- The year of the fever, part 2 : Allen's antislavery appeal -- "We participate in common" : Allen's role as a Black mediator -- A liberating theology : establishing the AME Church -- Stay or go : Allen and African colonization -- Allen challenged : shadow politics and community conflict in the 1820s -- A Black founders' expanding visions -- Last rights -- Conclusion: Richard Allen and the soul of Black reform.

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