1831, Unnamed, Religious (Communion)
- Title
- 1831, Unnamed, Religious (Communion)
- Description
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Enslaved persons that attended the Union Church, north of Athens, Georgia, took communion administered by Alonzo Church.
Partial Transcript: "Then [Alonzo Church] dedicated Union Church; there was a very large attendance of negroes of the Baptist and Methodist persussions, and among them several colored preachers. The communion was administered by [Church] and it was remarkable fact, worthy of record, that these humble servants sat down at the Lord's table and partook of the elements." - Event Type
- Religious: Communion
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- 1831
- Date Certainty
- Approximate
- Location
- Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
- Related Event
- 1831, Unnamed, Mention
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Author
- William Letcher Mitchell
- Additional Participant
- Alonzo S. Church
- Source Resource
- http://onthesegroundsuga.digilabuga.org/api/items/823