Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: Family Tree: Methodist Church
A graphic representation giving the various religious sects and groups that make up the Methodist church in the United States along with a timeline. Provides additional information on certain groups when you do a mouse-over.
University of North Carolina
Unc: History of the Negro Church: Electronic Edition
This website is quite unique, in that it compiles historical data in a segmented form of the birth and evolution of Black Christianity in America. Carter G. Woodson, one of the most respected names relative to the anthology of the Negro,...
Library of Congress
Loc: Religion and the New Republic: Emergence of the African American Church
This government site from the Library of Congress summarizes the founding of the African Methodist church in the early U.S. Topic is included in larger section, so readers must scroll down part way to the heading "The Emergence of the...
Other
The African Methodist Episcopal Church: Official Website
This church-related site offers historical view of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Discusses the founder, Richard Allen, and the church's early growth.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Free (?) African Americans
Not all African-Americans were slaves in the South. Some were freed by their owners, others escaped, but none had the same rights as free whites. Read about their restrictions that were put into law. Find out about the church...
Other
African American Pioneers: Richard Allen
This page from Afgen.com contains the life history of Richard Allen. Richard was the founding bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.