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Photograph of Antioch A.M.E. Church Members, Decatur, Georgia, 1956 July

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Title

Photograph of Antioch A.M.E. Church Members, Decatur, Georgia, 1956 July

Subject

African American Episcopal Church -- History
Antioch A.M.E. Church (Decatur, Ga.)
African American churches--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African American women--Religious life
African American churches--History

Description

Black and white photograph of Antioch A.M.E. Church members in the first unit, taken in July 1956. The carved, wooden sign with men's names in the background was dug out from Marshall St., and the names would be struck out as the men passed away.

Source

Barbara Lowe Collection

Publisher

Stone Mountain, Ga. : Antioch A.M.E. Church

Date

1956-07

Contributor

Christopher Chuhna
Annie Shirley

Rights

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Format

image/jpeg

Language

eng

Type

Image

Identifier

BL023

Coverage

Decatur, Georgia

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photograph

Files

Citation

“Photograph of Antioch A.M.E. Church Members, Decatur, Georgia, 1956 July,” Antioch A.M.E. Digital Archive, accessed November 13, 2026, https://antiochamehistory.org/archive/items/show/129.

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