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Eight Freed Slaves Found Allen Chapel AME Church
When the Civil War ended, freed Black folks who moved north found few open doors in Indianapolis. In 1865, eight determined African Americans started Allen Chapel as a small Sunday school with help from local Quakers.
They first met in Mrs. Tabott’s home, sitting on makeshift benches under candlelight.
By Christmas 1866, they had their own church building on Broadway Street…