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Description
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, is a denomination located across the country for mostly African-Americans. This church was founded and constructed in 1914 and is home to the state's oldest congregation of African-Americans. Today, the church is listed as a National Historic Location and is called the Green Memorial A.M.E. Zion church named after Moses Green who was an escaped slave.
About This Item
- Title: African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church parsonage, Portland, 1923
- Creation Date: 1923
- Subject Date: 1923
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.8183
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- African Americans--Maine--Portland
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- Green Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church (Portland, Me.)
- Parsonages--Maine--Portland
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