First Purchase African M.E. Church
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First Purchase African M.E. Church is the modest, predominantly Black church in Maycomb that Scout and Jem visit with Calpurnia in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional church
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literary location ⓘ |
| appearsIn | To Kill a Mockingbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Tom Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
community support
ⓘ
racial inequality ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ |
| buildingCondition |
modest
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plain ⓘ |
| chapterAppearance | appears in early middle chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectsMoneyFor | Tom Robinson’s family ⓘ |
| congregationEthnicity | predominantly Black ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Harper Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationType | Methodist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | not a real-world church ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1960 ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole | Calpurnia’s church ⓘ |
| hasCongregationAttitude |
initially suspicious of white children’s presence
GENERATED
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protective of Tom Robinson’s family GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | no hymn books ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Reverend Sykes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameElement |
African M.E. Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Purchase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPractice | lining out hymns ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalPlace | Maycomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalState | fictional Alabama ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrasts Black and white churches in Maycomb
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illustrates racial segregation in worship ⓘ shows Black community’s solidarity around Tom Robinson ⓘ |
| relatedWork | film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | African Methodist Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | Black community of Maycomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| setInTownType | small Southern town ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dignity and resilience of the Black community
ⓘ
economic hardship of Black congregants ⓘ |
| teachesJem | greater understanding of Black life in Maycomb ⓘ |
| teachesScout | greater understanding of Black life in Maycomb ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | Great Depression era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedByCharacter |
Jem Finch
NERFINISHED
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Scout Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedWithCharacter | Calpurnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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