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Keywords: "sumter county church african american" (All words)
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Bethlehem Church of Christ

Bethlehem Church of Christ
Date
1902
Description
WPA Church Record for Bethlehem Church of Christ in Webster, Sumter County, established in 1902. This Churches of Christ church served a mainly African-American congregation, and was pastored at the time of the survey by C.J. Jones.
Collection
Bethlehem Church of Christ

Bethlehem Church of Christ
Church of God

Church of God
Date
1936
Description
WPA Church Record for Church of God in Bushnell, Sumter County, established in 1936. This Churches of God church served a mainly African-American congregation, and was pastored at the time of the survey by Thomas Siphin.
Collection
Church of God

Church of God
Church of God

Church of God
Date
1929
Description
WPA Church Record for Church of God in Bushnell, Sumter County, established in 1929. This Churches of God church served a mainly African-American congregation, and was pastored at the time of the survey by J.H. Solomon.
Collection
Church of God

Church of God
Church of God

Church of God
Date
1932
Description
WPA Church Record for Church of God in Center Hill, Sumter County, established in 1932. This Churches of God church served a mainly African-American congregation, and was pastored at the time of the survey by Frank Stewart.
Collection
Church of God

Church of God
Church of God

Church of God
Date
1927
Description
WPA Church Record for Church of God in Webster, Sumter County, established in 1927. This Churches of God church served a mainly African-American congregation, and was pastored at the time of the survey by R. L. McMillon.
Collection
Church of God

Church of God
Coleman's Chapel Baptist Church

Coleman's Chapel Baptist Church
Date
1926
Description
WPA Church Record for Coleman's Chapel Baptist Church in St. Catherine, Sumter County, established in 1926. This National Baptist Convention of America Inc. church served a mainly African-American congregation, and was pastored at the time of the survey by H.W. Morris.
Collection
Coleman's Chapel Baptist Church

Coleman's Chapel Baptist Church
Constitution of the State of Florida, 1868

Constitution of the State of Florida, 1868
Date
1868-02-25
Description
The Constitution of 1868 returning civilian control of the state following the American Civil War (1861-1865). It enfranchised black males and required each voter to take an oath of loyalty to the state of Florida and the United States government.
Collection
Constitution of the State of Florida, 1868

Constitution of the State of Florida, 1868
Constitution of the State of Florida, 1885

Constitution of the State of Florida, 1885
Date
1885-08-03
Description
The Constitution of 1885 reversing some of the aspects of the 1868 Florida Constitution. This constitution established the makeup of the state government that continued until 1968.
Collection
Constitution of the State of Florida, 1885

Constitution of the State of Florida, 1885
Cummers Camp African Methodist Episcopal Church

Cummers Camp African Methodist Episcopal Church
Date
1937
Description
WPA Church Record for Cummers Camp African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cumpresco, Sumter County, established in 1937. This African Methodist Episcopal church served a mainly African-American congregation, and was pastored at the time of the survey by P.J. Joseph.
Collection
Cummers Camp African Methodist Episcopal Church

Cummers Camp African Methodist Episcopal Church
Freedom Riders in Tallahassee, 1961

Freedom Riders in Tallahassee, 1961
Date
2021-02-26
Description
Interfaith Freedom Riders traveled to Tallahassee to challenge segregation in Florida's capital city.
Collection
Freedom Riders in Tallahassee, 1961

Freedom Riders in Tallahassee, 1961
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
slf_wpachurch_4766Bethlehem Church of ChristTextFlorida Historical Records Survey
Work Projects Administration
Florida -- Churches
Florida -- Church records -- Inventories, registers, catalogs.
Church buildings -- Florida		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/church_record.jpg
slf_wpachurch_4775Church of GodTextFlorida Historical Records Survey
Work Projects Administration
Florida -- Churches
Florida -- Church records -- Inventories, registers, catalogs.
Church buildings -- Florida		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/church_record.jpg
slf_wpachurch_4776Church of GodTextFlorida Historical Records Survey
Work Projects Administration
Florida -- Churches
Florida -- Church records -- Inventories, registers, catalogs.
Church buildings -- Florida		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/church_record.jpg
slf_wpachurch_4779Church of GodTextFlorida Historical Records Survey
Work Projects Administration
Florida -- Churches
Florida -- Church records -- Inventories, registers, catalogs.
Church buildings -- Florida		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/church_record.jpg
slf_wpachurch_4782Church of GodTextFlorida Historical Records Survey
Work Projects Administration
Florida -- Churches
Florida -- Church records -- Inventories, registers, catalogs.
Church buildings -- Florida		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/church_record.jpg
slf_wpachurch_4783Coleman's Chapel Baptist ChurchTextFlorida Historical Records Survey
Work Projects Administration
Florida -- Churches
Florida -- Church records -- Inventories, registers, catalogs.
Church buildings -- Florida		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/church_record.jpg
s1048_b001_01Constitution of the State of Florida, 1868TextConstitutional history -- Florida
Constitutional law -- Florida
Public law
Constitutions
Florida -- Politics and government
Florida -- Constitutional Convention -- (1868)
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Florida
Constitutional Convention (Tallahassee, Fla. : 1868)		/fmp/constitutions/thumbnails/s1048_b001_01.jpg
s539_b001_01Constitution of the State of Florida, 1885TextConstitutional history -- Florida
Constitutional law -- Florida
Public law
Constitutions
Florida--Politics and government
Florida -- Constitutional Convention -- (1885)
Constitutional Convention (Tallahassee, Fla. : 1885)		/fmp/constitutions/thumbnails/s539_b001_01.jpg
slf_wpachurch_4784Cummers Camp African Methodist Episcopal ChurchTextFlorida Historical Records Survey
Work Projects Administration
Florida -- Churches
Florida -- Church records -- Inventories, registers, catalogs.
Church buildings -- Florida		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/church_record.jpg
Freedom Riders in Tallahassee, 1961Freedom Riders in Tallahassee, 1961TextFreedom Rides, 1961
Jim Crow
Race discrimination
Segregation
Discrimination in public accommodations
Political participation
African Americans--Civil rights
Political activists
African American civil rights workers--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee		/fmp/learn/floridiana/media/346128.jpg