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Black and white photograph of female ushers standing in front of a sign at the Antioch A.M.E. Church, taken circa 1980. Standing in the back row [from right to left] are Louis Carten, Lily Griffith, Elizabeth Simon, and Addie Moore. Standing in the…

Black and white photograph of participants in a fundraising competition for Antioch A.M.E. Church, taken around 1957. Whoever sold the most items was crowned the queen. Top [left to right]: Dorothy Sheffield, Cynthia Brown, Pat Stephens, Lena Harper,…

Four color photographs of Antioch A.M.E. alter boys, taken circa 1980. The top right photograph features Judge Clarence Cooper.

There are three photographs of Antioch A.M.E. members Kamisha James and Chaqurah James with other church members, and there is a photograph of the table setting from May 20, 1995.

In this newspaper article, Dorothy Nix from the DeKalb Historical Society discusses the oral history interview ("I Remember Hour") with Professor Charles M. Clayton about the struggles of being an African American school principal.

Shirley Harper writes about the history and message of Richard Allen, the creator of African Methodism. Born on February 14, 1760, Allen bought his freedom from slavery after becoming a preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Allen believed in…

Newspaper article from the DeKalb New Era discussing the relocation of Antioch A.M.E. Church's bell for the nation's bicentennial. The piece includes a black and white photograph of an Antioch A.M.E. Church member moving the bell.

This scrapbook contains many photographs of Meta Simon's daughter and several other family members. There are also a few newspaper clippings about Antioch A.M.E. Church (such as the Women's Day event), photographs of school sports teams, and a…

Framed souvenir ground-breaking photograph with signatures of Annie L. Chewing and Dr. Thomas Jefferson Flanagan. Eula Youngblood is third from left, and young Calvin Youngblood is behind Leonetta Sparks Youngblood in the center of the photograph.

This souvenir plate depicts the Hibernia Ave. Antioch A.M.E. Church with the text "ANTIOCH A.M.E. CHURCH / Decatur, Georgia / 1886 -- 1967." The plate was created by Preston-Hopkinson, Co out of Appomattox, Virginia. The back of the plate reads…