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Souvenir program of the eighty-fourth anniversary of the Antioch A.M.E. Church in June 1953. The twenty-six page program features black and white photographs of church leaders and members of the church's various organizations, a brief history of the…

Souvenir program of the Atlanta Georgia Annual Conference of the Sixth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church held at Antioch A.M.E. Church in 1958. The program includes the church officials presiding over the conference, a…

Souvenir program of the Atlanta Georgia Annual Conference of the Sixth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church held at Antioch A.M.E. Church in 1958. The program includes the church officials presiding over the conference, a…

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…

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 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…

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.

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…

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.

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.