On May 5, 1821, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) Church was officially incorporated in New York City. Known as the “Freedom Church,” it played a major role in the abolitionist movement and later the Civil Rights Movement. Leaders like Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass were members. The AME Zion Church provided spiritual strength and political advocacy, emphasizing education, civil rights, and racial uplift in African American communities.
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