The Birth Of The AME Church

www.countypressonline.com ^ | 02/27/03 | Ron Pritsch

[Tribune7]

When it comes to Black History Month and this region, one person stands out--the Rev. Richard Allen.

Born in Philadelphia to slave parents on Feb. 14, 1760, Allen spent part of his childhood on an estate in Germantown belonging to Benjamin Chew. At various times in his career, Chew served as Pennsylvania's attorney general and chief justice.

[Intolerant in NJ]

But we did have Rev. Leon Sullivan who does not get enough credit for the wonderful work he did...true, although it seemed that Rev. Sullivan's message was primarily one of responsibility for their own destiny and self-reliance for blacks. I don't remember that he spent a lot of time lecturing whites about how nasty and racist they were and blacks about how badly they had been victimized the way the Jacksons and Sharptons do....

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

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[Temple Owl]

.true, although it seemed that Rev. Sullivan's message was primarily one of responsibility for their own destiny and self-reliance for blacks.

That's the point I was trying to make. I was not comparing Rev. Sullivan with Jesse or Al. Far from it. Leon Sullivan was a decent and wonderful human being.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Amen...