Free African Society
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The Free African Society was an early mutual aid and religious organization in late 18th-century Philadelphia that supported free Black people and laid groundwork for independent Black churches and institutions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical organization
ⓘ
mutual aid society ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| activity |
collected dues from members
ⓘ
distributed aid to sick and poor members ⓘ organized religious services for Black Philadelphians ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolutionOrTransformation | activities evolved into separate church institutions ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Absalom Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ other free Black Philadelphians ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus |
African Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
free Black people ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Absalom Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early foundation for independent Black religious institutions
ⓘ
one of the earliest Black-led mutual aid organizations in the United States ⓘ |
| ideology |
Black autonomy
ⓘ
self-help ⓘ |
| inception | 1787 ⓘ |
| influenced |
African Methodist Episcopal Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Thomas African Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidGroundworkFor |
Black mutual aid institutions
ⓘ
independent Black churches in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ |
| membershipPolicy | open to free Black people ⓘ |
| operatedWithin | early United States republic period ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | voluntary association ⓘ |
| participatedInEvent | response to the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| providedService |
burial assistance
ⓘ
financial assistance to members in need ⓘ religious meetings ⓘ support for widows and orphans ⓘ |
| purpose |
charitable relief
ⓘ
community organization ⓘ mutual aid ⓘ religious fellowship ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Christian ⓘ |
| supportedGroup | free Black residents of Philadelphia ⓘ |
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