4.4.4.2: Emanuel A.M.E. Church Documents, 1996-2016, and undated
Scope and Contents
Contains weekly and event programs, correspondence, and booklets from various Baptist churches, and other denominational churches in South Carolina and other states. Also includes documents regarding the tragedy (referred to as "The Mother Emanuel 9") which took place at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on 17 June 2015.
Dates
- Creation: 1996-2016, and undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Extent
From the Collection: 80.02 linear feet (approximately 182 archival boxes; 3 oversize boxes) : includes photographs and audio visual recordings
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Fondly referred as "Mother Emanuel," this historic church has one of the oldest African American congregations in the United States. Orignally known as the African Church, this insitution was organized circa 1783 by free Blacks and the enslaved.
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
125 Bull Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608
averyresearchcenter@cofc.edu