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Title
Bryant Temple A.M.E. Church cornerstone
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection;
Creator
Allen, Jeff
Date Created and/or Issued
2004
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Close-up view of the cornerstone for Bryant Temple A.M.E. Church, located at 2525 W. Vernon Ave. It reads "Bryant Temple A.M.E. Church; Founded October 27, 1968; J.C. Brooks, First Pastor; Trustees: S. Moore, B. Brewer, H. Burton, J. Martin, A. Decree; V.L. Brenson, Pastor; I.H. Hunt, Pres. Elder; Rt. Rev. H.J. Bryant, Bishop; March 8, 1970." Verso on photograph states that this church was formerly known as Sephardic Brotherhood Temple (Jewish), possibly dating as far back as the 1950s. The African Methodist Episcopal Church was the first African-American organized and incorporated denomination in the U.S. The church, born in protest against slavery and against dehumanization of African people that were brought to the American continent as free labor, has been one of the forerunners of education within the African-American Community. The A.M.E. church estimates approximately 5,000,000 members worldwide, 9,000 ministers, and 7,000 congregations in more than 30 nations. Photo dated: April 2004.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :color
Photographic prints
Identifier
00071794
Jeff Allen Houses of Worship Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection;
GPC_b84_f2_i39
CARL0000075107
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/120898
Subject
Bryant Temple A.M.E. Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Methodist church buildings--California--Los Angeles
Anglican church buildings--California--Los Angeles
Church buildings--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs
Jeff Allen Houses of Worship Collection photographs

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