Zion's Black History Figures
Pastors of Foundation A.M.E. Zion Church who became a Bishop
Who is Bishop George E. Battle and Bishop George Walker?
1st Black Educator hired in 1970, at Sullivan Middle School
Who is Lewis Calvin "LC" Barber?
I am the peanut man
Who is George Washington Carver?
Invented the traffic signal
Who is Garrett Morgan?
I was the 1st female Presiding Elder in the Rock Hill, Chester, and York Districts
Who is Presiding Elder Reverend Sharon A. Browning?
A Zion woman who marched with the "Friendship 9"
Who is Phyllis Thompson Hyatt?
Who were the women who marched with the "Friendship 9"
Who are the City Girls?
1st Black woman to charter a bank and serve as its president
Who is Maggie L. Walker?
I am the founder of the "My Buddy Magazine" of the WHOMS?
Who is Mary Hicklin Jones McNeely?
Founded in 1796 in New York City, is known as the "Freedom Church" for its central role in abolition and civil rights
Who is the A.M.E. Zion Church?
I attended Pineville A.M.E Zion Church and was one of the Friendship 9
Who is Willie McLeod?
Emancipation was not truly enforced in Texas until June 19, 1865, over two years after the Proclamation.
What is Juneteenth?
1st African American to win an Olympic gold medal as part of theUSA's winning medley relay team at the 1908 London Games
Who is John Taylor?
I was the 1st Black Bishop of the A.M.E. Zion Church
Who is James Varick?
The A.M.E. Zion Church separated from us
What is John Street Methodist Church?
Integrated Brogden Junior High School in Durham, NC on Sept. 10, 1959
Who is Lucy M. Jones Flagler?
1st Black Woman to win Olympic Gold for U.S. Hockey
Who is Laila Edwards?
I refused to give up my seat on the bus 9 months prior to Rosa Parks
Who is Claudette Colvin?
The first woman elected to the episcopacy in the A.M.E. Zion Church
Who is Bishop Mildred "Bonnie" Hines?
NASA mathematician critical to space missions
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Historic Site (Home) that was bequeathed to the A.M.E. Zion Church in 1913.
What is the Harriett Tubman Home?
On the night of February 8, 1968, South Carolina Highway Patrol officers opened fire on a group of unarmed Black college students at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Three young men were killed and twenty-seven others were wounded.
What is the Orangeburg Massacre?
I am the "Father of the Underground Railroad"
Who is William Still?
Invented VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology, enabling Zoom and virtual meetings
Who is Marian Croak?
1st Black federal judge
Who is William Hastie?