Richard Allen, born into slavery near Smyrna, rose to found the AME Church and promote rights for African Americans.

Radnor Township is hosting a wreath-laying ceremony Friday, Feb. 14, for AME Church founder Bishop Richard Allen, reports The Keystone. The ceremony, at Bishop Richard Allen Park, 227 Brook Street ...

Walker said that Bishop Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, "has done more in a spiritual sense for his ignorant and wretched brethren than any other man of colour ...

Jarena Lee became the first woman to be authorized to preach by Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Although he at first denied her request, Bishop Allen was so moved ...

Newman, Richard. Freedom's Prophet: Bishop Richard Allen, the AME Church, and the Black Founding Fathers. Audiobook ed. New York, US: Random House, 2022. Web. ˆ Newman, Richard. "Richard Allen, Black ...