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John Berry Meachum (May 3, 1789 – February 26, 1854) was an American pastor, businessman, educator and founder of the First African Baptist Church in St. Louis, the oldest black church west of the Mississippi River.
Jul 29, 2014 · John Berry Meachum was a businessman, a founder of the oldest black church in Missouri, and a pioneer in the education of blacks in that state. Meachum was born a slave in Goochland County, Virginia on May 3, 1789.
John Berry Meachum, best known for his important roles as a spiritual leader, educator, and abolitionist, was born into slavery in Virginia on May 3, 1789.
Jul 17, 2023 · John Meachum was a pastor, businessman, educator and founder of a church in St. Louis, the oldest Black church in Missouri. He got around a Missouri law that banned education for Black people by opening the Floating Freedom School on a steamboat on the Mississippi River.
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- May 3, 1789
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- February 19, 1854
Aug 25, 2009 · So the legend of Freedom School has been told across the years. And by any measure Rev. John Berry Meachum is considered the father of public education for blacks in St. Louis. Meachum is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery, and people make annual pilgrimages to his grave.
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Discover the incredible story of John Berry Meachum, a true American hero who defied the odds to bring education to Black people in Missouri during a time wh...
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