March 26, 1831 - Richard Allen, Founder of AME Church, Dies

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The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church was founded in Pennsylvania in 1974. Its founder and first bishop was Richard Allen. Born a slave on a Delaware plantation, he taught himself to read and write. He instituted Sabbath Schools in his first churches to improve the literacy of black parishioners. Allen died on March 26, 1831.

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