17:
94:, "promoted civil rights and advocated developing institutions for educational, social and political skills useful in working toward a full participation in American Society,". The newspaper was also "The only African-American magazine in the western part of the country," during the period it was being printed, according to Thomas Segady.
85:
In 1852 Moore founded St. Cyprian AME Church, the first AME Zion Church in San
Francisco. Around that time, he established a school for African-American children in the church basement, serving as teacher and principal. He created the school because African-American children were barred from public
353:
62:
to live in freedom. Moore soon became involved in the
African American Churches in that city. He eventually became a prominent preacher at the AME Zion Church in Philadelphia.
302:
348:
283:
Segady, Thomas and, Berardi, Gayle (1991). "Community
Identification and Cultural Formation: The Role of African-American Newspapers in the American West".
229:
119:
65:
Moore also traveled to New York City to participate in activities at the AME Zion Church there. He wrote about this church in his book,
343:
77:
In 1852, Moore moved to San
Francisco to further the church in that city. According to Bishop B.J. Walls, Moore was credited with,
174:
164:
103:
324:
John
Jamison Moore, The History of The AME Zion Church in America. Founded in 1796 in the City of New York.
265:
107:
296:
139:
81:"Planting the core tenets of freedom, as practiced by his denomination, on the Pacific Coast, in 1852".
106:, where he married Francis Moore. He died on December 9, 1893, on the train home from a conference in
338:
198:"About Our Founder." First A.M.E Zion Church, San Francisco. 2017. Accessed November 19, 2018.
170:
39:
35:
38:, establishing the first AME Zion church and school in San Francisco, and advocating for
22:
The
History of the AME Zion Church in America, Founded in 1796, in the City of New York
250:
The
History of The AME Zion Church in America. Founded in 1796 in the City of New York
67:
The
History of The AME Zion Church in America. Founded in 1796 in the City of New York
332:
55:
323:
59:
318:
199:
86:
schools in San
Francisco. That same year, Moore founded and became head editor of
16:
227:
Roff, Sandra (1985). "Researching The
History of Blacks in New York State".
263:"Ministers, Laymen Meet: Zion Bishops Council Keys Call to Freedom".
15:
163:
Murphy, Larry G.; Melton, J. Gordon; Ward, Gary L. (2013-11-20).
90:. According to The First AME Zion Church's website, the
42:
access to education and religion through his newspaper,
212:
Morris, John (1977). "AME Zion Celebrates 125 Years".
34:
Moore's achievements include writing a history of the
354:African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church bishops
252:. York, Pennsylvania: Teacher's Journal Office.
200:http://www.firstamezionsf.org/about-our-founder
8:
301:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
20:Image of John Jamison Moore, from his book,
230:Afro-Americans in New York Life and History
54:Moore was born as a slave in what is today
166:Encyclopedia of African American Religions
58:. At age 15, he and his mother escaped to
319:First AME Zion Church | About Our Founder
31:was an American preacher and educator.
130:
120:African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
294:
7:
349:Religious leaders from West Virginia
278:
276:
214:Sun Reporter (San Francisco, Calif.)
194:
192:
190:
188:
186:
14:
138:Coffman, Elesha (February 2001).
110:. He was buried in Salisbury..
169:. Routledge. pp. 504–505.
1:
248:Moore, John Jamison (1884).
370:
344:People from San Francisco
104:Salisbury, North Carolina
266:New Pittsburgh Courier
108:Western North Carolina
83:
25:
144:ChristianityToday.com
102:Moore later moved to
79:
73:Life in San Francisco
19:
269:. January 25, 1964.
140:"Marching to Zion"
29:John Jamison Moore
26:
88:The Lunar Visitor
44:The Lunar Visitor
361:
307:
306:
300:
292:
280:
271:
270:
260:
254:
253:
245:
239:
238:
224:
218:
217:
209:
203:
196:
181:
180:
160:
154:
153:
151:
150:
135:
40:African-American
369:
368:
364:
363:
362:
360:
359:
358:
329:
328:
315:
310:
293:
282:
281:
274:
262:
261:
257:
247:
246:
242:
226:
225:
221:
211:
210:
206:
197:
184:
177:
162:
161:
157:
148:
146:
137:
136:
132:
128:
116:
100:
75:
52:
36:AME Zion Church
12:
11:
5:
367:
365:
357:
356:
351:
346:
341:
331:
330:
327:
326:
321:
314:
313:External links
311:
309:
308:
272:
255:
240:
219:
204:
182:
175:
155:
129:
127:
124:
123:
122:
115:
112:
99:
96:
74:
71:
51:
48:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
366:
355:
352:
350:
347:
345:
342:
340:
337:
336:
334:
325:
322:
320:
317:
316:
312:
304:
298:
290:
286:
279:
277:
273:
268:
267:
259:
256:
251:
244:
241:
236:
232:
231:
223:
220:
215:
208:
205:
201:
195:
193:
191:
189:
187:
183:
178:
176:9781135513382
172:
168:
167:
159:
156:
145:
141:
134:
131:
125:
121:
118:
117:
113:
111:
109:
105:
97:
95:
93:
92:Lunar Visitor
89:
82:
78:
72:
70:
68:
63:
61:
57:
56:West Virginia
49:
47:
45:
41:
37:
32:
30:
23:
18:
297:cite journal
288:
284:
264:
258:
249:
243:
234:
228:
222:
213:
207:
165:
158:
147:. Retrieved
143:
133:
101:
91:
87:
84:
80:
76:
66:
64:
60:Philadelphia
53:
43:
33:
28:
27:
21:
339:1983 deaths
333:Categories
149:2018-12-12
126:References
98:Later life
50:Early life
285:The Griot
291:: 13–19.
114:See also
173:
237:: 43.
303:link
171:ISBN
335::
299:}}
295:{{
289:10
287:.
275:^
233:.
185:^
142:.
69:.
46:.
305:)
235:9
216:.
202:.
179:.
152:.
24:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
