Ansonborough in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Historical Marker
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Charleston, South Carolina
Commemorating the unique ministry of South Carolina born bishops, elected in the first century of the Connection- Morris Brown, Daniel A. Payne, Henry M. Turner, Moses B. Salter, William D. Chappelle, William W. Beckett, with special recognition to Payne and Turner, two of the Bicentennial "Four Horsemen of the Liberation Church." Also remembering the 1822 Martyrdom of Denmark Vesey in Charleston, S.C., where he settled following the purchase of his own freedom, and became a lay reader in the A.M.E. Church, pastored by Morris Brown. He was born in the Caribbean.
Chairman Bicentennial Bishop V.R. Anderson
Vice Chairman, Bishop J.H. Adams, Bishop R.E. Stokes
Secty. Rev. T.T.Thompson, Treas, Dr. J.C. McKinney
Active Bishops: Henry W. Murph, John H. Adams, Richard A. Hilderbrand, Samuel S. Morris, Frederick H. Talbot, H. Hartford Brookins, Vinton R. Anderson, Frederick C. James, Frank M. Reid, Jr., Frank C. Cummings, Philip R. Cousin, Donald G. Ming, Rembert E. Stokes, Cornelius E. Thomas, James H. Mayo, Harold B. Senatle, Robert L. Pruitt, Henry A. Berlin, Vernon R. Byrd.
Retired: D. Ward Nichols, H. Thomas Primm, Ernest L. Hickman, Harrison J. Bryant, Herold I. Bearden, Hubert N. Robinson. John E. Hunter died January 1985.
Erected by African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1985.
Location. 32° 47.241′ N, 79° 55.981′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Ansonborough. Marker is on Calhoun Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Calhoun Street, Charleston SC 29401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Emanuel A.M.E. Church (here, next to this marker); Emanuel AME Church (here, next to this marker); Harleston Boags Funeral Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Wade Hampton Monument (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Horn Work on Marion Square (about 700 feet away); Federal Building (about 700 feet away); Wragg Square (about 700 feet away); 14 George Street (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.
Also see . . .
1. Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 27, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. ExecutedToday.com. July 2,1822: The audacious Denmark Vesey On this date in 1822, white South Carolinians hanged the most terrifying slave insurrectionary who never rose — and breathed a sigh of relief as they clamped the shackles ever tighter upon their groaning servile class. (Submitted on January 28, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
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