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3853
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Afro-Americans chose to establish their own congregations and churches, partly because of segregation and partly because of a need to express their own African-Christian beliefs. The most prominent was the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) Church, organized in 1820 in the North and in New Bern in 1864.
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41242
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A freedom offered to slaves perhaps lesser known than the Emancipation Proclamation is religious expression. Contraband camps, established by Union troops for former slaves, provided a way for former slaves to openly express Christian faith. Along with African American religious leaders such as James Walker Hood, they helped establish the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church. As for churches such as AMEZ, they also provided a sanctuary from racism and sowing ground for the seeds of political representation.
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African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; Hood, James Walker, 1831-1918; Civil War--contraband camps--former African slaves; Civil War--colored troops; Black religious experience--South--Civil War; Reconstruction--South--African American churches; New Bern--Civil War--refugee slaves; Stanly, Edward, 1810-1872; New Bern Academy--Civil War; American Missionary Association; Freedmen--North Carolina; Singleton, William Henry, 1843-1938; Works Progress Administration narratives--fugitive slaves; Refugee camps--Civil War--Horace James; African Methodist Episcopal Church
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43270
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Brian Thompson was elected in June 2021 to the Board of Bishops of the worldwide African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, one of 12 people who oversee the general supervision of the church. Previously, he served a 20 years as pastor of Simon Temple AME Zion Church in Fayetteville.
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