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African American Moravian log church

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Photo by unknown creator, circa 1890. Collection of the Wachovia Historical Society; photograph courtesy of Old Salem Museums & Gardens.

Provider
Digital Forsyth
Date created
c. 1890
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This photograph copyright ©2009. All Rights Reserved

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  • Antebellum North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war. (Page 1.6)

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This small log church was built in Salem, North Carolina in 1823 as the Moravian church for African Americans. In 1861, the African American congregation moved to a larger brick church.