Moses Wilkinson: The Blind Preacher Who Escaped Slavery in America and Helped Build a Church in Africa
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Moses “Daddy Moses” Wilkinson’s life was an extraordinary journey from slavery in Virginia to religious leadership in Africa. Born enslaved, Wilkinson escaped during the American Revolutionary War, became a Methodist preacher, led a congregation in Nova Scotia, and eventually crossed the Atlantic to help establish a Methodist church in Sierra Leone. Wilkinson was born enslaved […]
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