Reverend Willis Revels, 1870
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Reverend Willis Revels led Bethel AME during the Civil War (1861-1865), where he was very vocal in the call for Emanicipation. In 1864, the church building was burned to the ground by intimidators angered by Bethel AME's pro-equality actions. Ever defiant, Revels continued to demand social justice and was even named an official recruiter for Indiana's Colored Infantry by Govenor Oliver P. Morton.
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This file appears in: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Indianapolis)
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Indianapolis)
Tucked away at the intersection of West Vermont Street and Toledo Street, the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Indianapolis is a beautiful brick structure overlooking the canal. The building was home to a congregation that has been…