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The Free African Society, founded in 1787, was a benevolent organization that held religious services and provided mutual aid for "free Africans and their descendants" in Philadelphia. The Society was founded by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones. It was the first Black religious institution in the city and led to the establishment of the first independent Black churches in the United States.

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  • Free African Society (fr)
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  • The Free African Society, founded in 1787, was a benevolent organization that held religious services and provided mutual aid for "free Africans and their descendants" in Philadelphia. The Society was founded by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones. It was the first Black religious institution in the city and led to the establishment of the first independent Black churches in the United States. (en)
  • La Free African Society, fondée en 1787, est une société qui organise des services religieux et fournit une assistance aux « Africains libres et à leurs descendants » à Philadelphie, Pennsylvanie. La Société est fondée par Richard Allen et Absalom Jones. C'est la première institution religieuse afro-américaine de la ville et elle conduit à la création des premières églises noires indépendantes aux États-Unis. (fr)
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  • The Free African Society, founded in 1787, was a benevolent organization that held religious services and provided mutual aid for "free Africans and their descendants" in Philadelphia. The Society was founded by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones. It was the first Black religious institution in the city and led to the establishment of the first independent Black churches in the United States. Founding members, all free Black men, included Samuel Baston, Joseph Johnson, Cato Freedman, Caesar Cranchell, James Potter and William White. Notable members included African American abolitionists such as Cyrus Bustill, James Forten, and William Gray. (en)
  • La Free African Society, fondée en 1787, est une société qui organise des services religieux et fournit une assistance aux « Africains libres et à leurs descendants » à Philadelphie, Pennsylvanie. La Société est fondée par Richard Allen et Absalom Jones. C'est la première institution religieuse afro-américaine de la ville et elle conduit à la création des premières églises noires indépendantes aux États-Unis. Les membres fondateurs, tous des Afro-Américains libres, comprenaient Samuel Baston, Joseph Johnson, Cato Freedman, Caesar Cranchell, James Potter et William White. Les membres notables comprenaient des abolitionnistes afro-américains tels que Cyrus Bustill, James Forten et William Gray. (fr)
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