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Fifty-sixth Annual session of the California Conference of A.M.E. Church, Los Angeles, 1923

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Title: Fifty-sixth Annual session of the California Conference of A.M.E. Church, Los Angeles, 1923
Alternative Title: Conferences held at the First A.M. E. Church, Los Angeles
Contributor: Meyer, E. L.
Date Created and/or Issued: 1923
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, is the oldest church founded by African Americans in the City of Los Angeles, dating to 1872. Biddy Mason established the church to minister to the mind, body, and soul of the community. This church served as the cornerstone of the community for spiritual growth, social uplift, and economic development.
Group portrait of approximately 125 African Americans in front of the First African Methodist Church at 8th St. Towne Ave.
Typescript caption below: Fifty six annual session of the California conference A.M.E. churches Los Angeles 1923. Written on back of photo: 56th Annual session of the Calif. conference-AME churches, Los Angeles 1923.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b18_f02_002a.tif
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Subject: African American churches
African Methodist Episcopal Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)
First African Methodist Episcopal Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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