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Newspaper article from The Atlanta Constitution about Decatur residents' reactions to the renaming of Oliver Street to Commerce Drive by the Decatur City Commission in 1984. Oliver St. was named after Henry Oliver, a former slave who lived from 1831…

Award certificate for Mrs. Barbara Lowe by the Young People's Department of Antioch A.M.E. Church on June 30, 1978. The award is signed by Rev. E. Adams Jr. The award certificate is printed by Standard Publishing out of Cincinnati, Ohio.

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…

This digital article in the Saporta Report discusses the people coming together for the Antioch A.M.E. Church's History Day event in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

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…

This article by Valerie Morgan in On Common Ground News site discusses the Antioch A.M.E. Church's History Day event, with an emphasis on the genealogy work and the absence of a historical record for the church.

This document tells the story of the Antioch A.M.E. Church from the beginning, in 1868, to 1995 after the church moved to their new location at 106 Hibernia Avenue.

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…

Kendall Lattimer, a student of Agnes Scott College, talks with Edith Kelman, member of Antioch A.M.E. Church on History Day.

Tigner Rand, History Day planning committee member and member of Antioch A.M.E. Church (left), UWG Director of Special Collections Blynne Olivieri (middle), and Shanee' Murrain (right) discuss Antioch A.M.E. Church history with History Day…