Freedom's Prophet: Bishop Richard Allen, the AME Church, and the Black Founding Fathers

by RichardS.Newman (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $35.95

  A tireless minister, abolitionist, and reformer, Richard Allen (1760-1831) influenced nearly every black leader of the nineteenth century, from Douglass to Du Bois. This book tells the story of the founder of the first major African-American church and the leading black activist of the early American republic.

• New

  Hardcover
  2008

  $107.01

  A biography of Richard Allen (1760-1831), founder of the first major African-American church and the leading black activist of the early American republic. It describes Allen's continually evolving life and thought, setting both in the context of his times.