![]() ![]() ![]() That a black woman in antebellum America could publish such a statement of identity is striking. She presents herself both humbly and with great confidence as like unto the women and disciples who followed Jesus-poor, with little formal education, but inspired by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the life and resurrection message of Christ. ![]() In this chapter taken from her autobiography, Lee recalls her initial call to preach along with Allen’s response and then questions the validity of his delayed recognition of her ministry. With Allen’s support, Lee became a well-known itinerant preacher, speaking with great success to mixed-race congregations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Old Northwest, and Northeast. Lee had actually spoken with Allen about her desire to preach the gospel over a decade earlier, but at that time, he had refused to sanction it due to her gender. 1864), a free African American woman from Philadelphia became the first women licensed to preach by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in 1819 after she impressed Richard Allen, the denomination’s founder, with her extemporaneous speaking skills one Sunday morning when the scheduled male preacher was unable to address the congregation. ![]()
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